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General
to 6in Miles Lampson.
No. 136.
(and 3 copies)
Repeated to:-
His Majesty's Minister at Nanking. Foreign Office, No. 54,
Governor, Hongkong, No. 171. Shanghai.
H.M.B. CONSULATE-GENERAL.
CANTON.
28th November, 1930.
2 Enclosures.
2 Chinese Enclosures.
Sir,
Article in "Min Kuo Jih Pao, 25th November, 1930
Article in "Hsien
Hsiang Pao, 25 Nov, 1930
With reference to my telegram No. 62 of the
19th instant on the subject of the opposition of
General Chan Ming Shu to the conclusion of a
Customs Agree.ent with the Hongkong Government.
I have the honour to forward copy and translation
of an article in the "Kwangchow Min Kuo Jih Pao" i.e.
"The Min Kuo Daily News, Canton", of the 25th
instant reporting the speech made by General Chan
Ming Shu recently at the Fourth Plenary Session
advocating the abandonment of the scheme. Hi8
motion was accordingly passed by the National
Government and a resolution for the construction
of the free port of Chungshan as speedily as possible
was also carried at the same time.
I also enclose a translation of a telegram
which appeared in the Canton newspaper the "Hsien
Hsiang Fao" (
) on the 25th instant
showing that Mr. T.V. Sung, Minister of Finance,
has secured the sanction of the Executive Yuan to
the levying of Customs duties on all goods entering
and leaving the Chungshan free port area.
Sir Miles Lampson, K. C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O.,
His Majesty's Minister,
PEKING.
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