CO129-402 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [7-8] — Page 191

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 21st. July, 1913.

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I have the honour to confirm my cypher tele-

-gram of the 20th. July of which the following is a paraphrase:-

On July loth, Canton declared its independence, the Governor-General and local officials all belonging to Kuo Min-tang party. The merchant classes Chinese in Canton and in Hongkong are in favour of president Yuan Shih-kai. No disorder.

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I take this opportunity of forwarding copy of despatch from Consul-General Jamieson to His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Peking reporting on the situation.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Amag

Governor,&c.“

RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P..

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