CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 104

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Extract from the Report of His Majesty's Consul-General, Canton,

to His Majesty's Minister, Peking, dated

28th January, 1909.

"In November, realising that public interest in the Japanese boycott was waning and that the movement with which they had so closely identified themselves was likely to die a natural death, the Society instigated, if they did not actually organise, the anti-Japanese riots in Hongkong.

The unforeseen result of their interference in the banishment from Hongkong of four of their leading members had the effect of arousing feelings of resentment against the British Authorities, which the unfortunate death of a Chinese passenger on board the British Steamer "Fatshan" at the end of November afforded the Society an opportunity of displaying in a remarkable and unprecedented manner.

*Aided by the native press of Canton and encouraged by the ill-concealed sympathy of the Chinese Authorities, the Society started an agitation against British shipping and British Officials, which culminated in a deliberately planned boycott of the "Fatshan" on New Year's Day.

This step, it turned out, was a tactical mistake on the part of the Society, who were obliged under official pressure to withdraw, with some loss of credit among their fellow citizens, from active participation in the "Fatshan" affair."

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103 Extract from the Report of His Majesty's Consul-General, Canton, to His Majesty's Minister, Peking, dated 28th January, 1909. "In November, realising that public interest in the Japanese boycott was waning and that the movement with which they had so closely identified themselves was likely to die a natural death, the Society instigated, if they did not actually organise, the anti-Japanese riots in Hongkong. The unforeseen result of their interference in the banishment from Hongkong of four of their leading members had the effect of arousing feelings of resentment against the British Authorities, which the unfortunate death of a Chinese passenger on board the British Steamer "Fatshan" at the end of November afforded the Society an opportunity of displaying in a remarkable and unprecedented manner. *Aided by the native press of Canton and encouraged by the ill-concealed sympathy of the Chinese Authorities, the Society started an agitation against British shipping and British Officials, which culminated in a deliberately planned boycott of the "Fatshan" on New Year's Day. This step, it turned out, was a tactical mistake on the part of the Society, who were obliged under official pressure to withdraw, with some loss of credit among their fellow citizens, from active participation in the "Fatshan" affair."

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103 Extract from the Report of His Majesty's Consul-General,Canton, to His Majesty's Minister, Peking, dated 28th. Tanuary, 1909. "In November, realising that public interest in the Japanese boycott was waning and that the move- -ment with which they had so closely identified themselves was likely to die a natural death, the Society instigated, if they did not actually organize, the anti-Japanese riots in Hongkong. The unforeseen result of their interference in the banishment from Hongkong of four of their leading members had the effect of arousing feelings of resentment against the British Authori- -ties which the unfortunate death of a Chinese passenger on board the British Steamer "Fatshan" at the end of November afforded the Society an opportunity of displaying in a remark- -able and unprecedented manner. *Aided by the native press of Canton and encouraged by the ill-concealed sympathy of the Chinese Authorities, the Society started an agitation against British shipping and British Officials which culminated in a deliberate- -ly planned boycott of the "Petshan" on New Year's day. This step, it turned out, was a tactical mistake on the part of the Society, who were obliged under official pressure to withdrew, with some loss of credit among their fellow citizens, from active participation in the "Fatshan" affair."

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103

Extract from the Report of His Majesty's Consul-General,Canton,

to His Majesty's Minister, Peking, dated

28th. Tanuary, 1909.

"In November, realising that public

interest in the Japanese boycott was waning and that the move-

-ment with which they had so closely identified themselves was

likely to die a natural death, the Society instigated, if they

did not actually organize, the anti-Japanese riots in Hongkong.

The unforeseen result of their interference in the banishment

from Hongkong of four of their leading members had the effect

of arousing feelings of resentment against the British Authori-

-ties which the unfortunate death of a Chinese passenger on

board the British Steamer "Fatshan" at the end of November

afforded the Society an opportunity of displaying in a remark-

-able and unprecedented manner.

*Aided by the native press of Canton and

encouraged by the ill-concealed sympathy of the Chinese

Authorities, the Society started an agitation against British

shipping and British Officials which culminated in a deliberate-

-ly planned boycott of the "Petshan" on New Year's day. This

step, it turned out, was a tactical mistake on the part of the

Society, who were obliged under official pressure to withdrew,

with some loss of credit among their fellow citizens, from

active participation in the "Fatshan" affair."

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