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RECEIVED
GISTRATION 20 DEC 193
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Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
of State for the Colonies.
Dated 20th December, 1937. Received 4pm 20th December.
41.
18
No. 322.
In the case alarming accounts reach
London of assault by Chinese on the Japanese Consul
General Hong Kong facta are as follows:- On Sunday
after noon two British Army Officers and two membera
of the Japanese Consular staff but not the Consul General
were attacked while on the Chinese side of the boundary
eticks and
by villagers with/stonea. Three of the party slightly
bruised one Japane88
shoulder dislocated, Object of
that
expedition was to establish/runours of entry of munitions
into Ching by lorry were without foundation,