44 Copy til from Shanglar No 116 of 6 April 17
The recommendation that the for. rences in 43
is that the Consul Ecusal at Canton
and
sultancondy
Mr Teichman at Hankow should simultan condy
Convey 18the Cantonese authoriting and to then
that if
au
a warning Caulon Labour Union or
initiati
any
shike
~
attempt i
made by
Chinen extremistä la
labour unrest
among
ILi
Ki
and law abiding population
peaceful contented and law a
of Hong Kong by inlincidation, assassination
or other unlawful
starm measures
means Imę will take retribution!"
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The further recommendation was made that
if this warning
WB
Sisngarded Brilish
Naval and Military traces should retaliate
posible by taking and oumfying
and holding
as soon as
Boque Forts
environs in force, and
Shameen and it
Hat HMS should
thin intimati Ihe Nationalists that Caulon
and the Wat Rive
We were
would be blockaded untile
salesfied that normal
friendly
inticourse and relations with be resumed
and
maintained
will Gnat Britaci.
As to the first recommendation it seems
char Ikat
any
ullimalum
in. Its sense
would
have 163 considered
in relation Kthe demands
how about to made, aftò porolonged
discussion
will the Powres, in connection with the Nanking
outrags.
for any
It would
Brioudy
not be possible
such ultimatum 161⁄2 delivered independently