CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 306

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CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL.

C O

[F 2686/81/10]

(No. 818.)

No. 1.

SECTION 7.

£ 7 EP 21

Sir B. Alston to Earl Curzon. -(Received July 25.)

HIS Majesty's Minister, Peking, presents his compliments to His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and transmits herewith a copy of correspondence with His Majesty's consul-general at Canton respecting press noti- fications by the Hong Kong Government as regards affairs in Canton.

Peking, June 11, 1921.

Enclosure 1 in No. 1.

Consul-General Jamieson to Sir B. Alston.

(No. 34.) Sir,

Canton, May 13, 1921. IN continuation of my despatch No. 33 of the 12th May on the subject of notifications issued by the Hong Kong Government in connection with Sun Yat Sen's inauguration as President, I have the honour to forward herewith copies of the Chinese text of these documents, on which the local authorities base their representations and purpose to formulate their protest, together with translations thereof as published in to-day's issue of the "Canton Times.

(Copy to Hong Kong.)

I have, &c.

津

J. W. JAMIESON.

P.S. Since writing the foregoing I learn that the various labour guilds are holding meetings in order to discuss how they can make things

H uncomfortable for Hong Kong. In these guilds, however, Sun has raised up for himself a Frankenstein whom he will find it difficult to exorcise.

Enclosure 2 in No. 1.

J. W. J.

(Translation.)

Extract from "Canton Times "of May 13, 1921.

ROSS, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, issues the following order for public information:-

The Secretary is in receipt of verbal instructions from the Governor to the effect that recently some mischievous people, who are resident in Hong Kong or have come to Hong Kong from elsewhere, are attempting to persuade the artisans, merchants and other classes of people to hold gatherings in celebration of the new Government set up at Canton. Such action disturbs and misleads the minds of the public and should be abhorred and rejected by law-abiding people. It should be strictly forbidden in order to maintain public peace. All classes of people are hereby notified that if any person, after this notification, should wilfully disobey this order he will certainly be prosecuted and severely punished. Each and every one should solemnly obey and not violate this order.

May 4, 1921.

(Translation.)

Enclosure 3 in No. 1.

Extract from "Canton Times" of May 13, 1921.

ROSS, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, issues the following notification for public information -

The Secretary is in receipt of instructions from the Governor to the effect that recently there are in Hong Kong some unprincipled and insane people who are raising

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