Wo camo up from Hongkong by the s.s. "Lungshan" on After the 30th Docomber, 1925, and arrived at 2.05 p.m. waiting for some considerable time representatives of th four Chambors of Commerce and of Mr. Fu Ping Shoung and Mr. C.C. Ju mot us and took us ahorc in three motor bolts.
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After soin, to our rooms at the Hotol Asin, tc..ll on Mr. Fu Fing Shoung whom vo mot and at the time wo mot Mr. Lok King Fo. From there wo went to call at the General Chamber of Commerce where we met their ropresentativos. After proliminary grootings, the Chairm intimated that as merchants of Canton and Hongkong in the same boat rogarding the proscnt crisis we could talk frooly and privately so that they might know our
us the fact that wo viows; and after ascertaining from represented only the Chinese Community, and not the Europoon Community, nor the Hongkong Government, they thought the settlement would be difficult in view of th nature of the demands on which the strikers insisted, which not only relate to the Chinese but also the Europ. and the Hongkong Government. They said they realisod that important questions such as those concerning shame. And Shanghai hid bcon reserved to be donlt with by Pokin But other domends related to Non Chinoso. They inst need the dominds concerning reinstatement and strike - pay and stated that to their knowledge those voro domands on which the strikers absolutely insisted. I expressed the view that the question of roinst toment was impossible gwo as reasons some of the grounds which had been discussed among our dologation and the two M.mburs of Council before we went up and stated that our object w to discuss the matter with the strikers and sco how for tn. mattor could be settled by other mons.