No. 63.
Copy to Hongkong No. 25.
sir,
British Consulate,
KANSUI,
september 8th, 1937.
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In continuation of sy despatch No. 62
of september 3rd, en the subject of the evacuation
of Chinese patiensis from Foranea, I have the
kenour to report that Hepsro. Jardins Katheson
Co., Ltd., neting on behalf of the Indo-China
Storm Navigation company, have definitely declined
to handle the traffic. I gathor that this
rejupel is not uelaly due to fear of Japanese
DRVRl or goriul do tion. They state that their
vouzeln are fully omyloyed alrendy;
in 2934 by evacuated a large number of chinese
troops from Peochew at the requcet of the loend
roqacot
«uthoriting.
Theua wore to be landed at Amoy
bun the Guibo audieration there refused nll but tho zirst batali, did the omapany had finally so lanu Bogu in
Comdioutions of eli a kálvi at the present time
others at Canton.
are net lightly to be risksek.
2. A 10000¿ of hum
{xva»China»Japan Line
left Keelung for Amoy en the 4th september with 1300 Chinese refugees ebeard.
le sooner had
they left then the agents roonived tole¿ra phí e instruations that owing to the bombardment Amey the sdp ws to go to Hongkong direct. The message was sent on by wireless, and, though nothing is definitely know here, it is presumed that the instruction was carried out,
The
His Excelloney,
The Right ileneursblo,
sir Robert Le Craigio, X.C.M.G.,C.B.,
ote.
H. . habassader,
M
TOKYO.
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agents