COPY.
Enclosure No.3.
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TELEGRAM
From H.B.M. Consul-General, Canton.
To
The Officer Administering the Government, Hong Kong
Dated 8th October, 1928.
Your telegram of October 6th was referred to the
Chinese Naval Authorities. They reply that men-of-war
Ping Nan, Hai Fu, and Kwang Ken were sent from Canton
last Thursday and more than 100 soldiers by land. Canton
Authorities are evasive about co-operation and it is
useless to expect any definite proposals from them on the
subject. They told me verbally however that they did not object and the only thing to do now is for British men-of- war to get in touch with the Chinese gunboats and arrange
things on the spot.
Please repeat to Commodore.
Brenan.