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Paraphrase telegram from the Governor of the 3traits
Settlements to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 27th January.
(Received Colonial Office 5,20 *.B.. £7th Jumary, 1927)
Your telegram of 19th January China Situation.
I am advised that there is very little effect here at
present and it is considered unlikely that unless there
ie actual declaration of war ritish employed labour
will go out on strike. The presence at Singapore of
one of His Eajesty's ships now en route for Hong Kong
would exercise a restraining influence on possible
reaction in the Peninsula of hostilities in China and
I suggest with this object one of the should be
detached.