CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 424

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CPX

No.394. (4710/23)

My Lord,

British Legation

423

Peking.

July 5th.,

1922.

A

9-6-22.

With refernce to my telegram No.155

of 6th May relative to the Seamen's strike at

Hong ong and with troubles connected therewith,

I have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of

a despatch from His Majesty's Consul-General at

Canton enclosing a copy of correspondence with

the Acting Civil Governor of Kuangtung on the

subject of the incident at hatien where certain

of the strikers vere shot by the Hongkong police

in an attempt to force their way across the

frontier into Chinese territory.

Dr. Hu T'ing-fang in renewing the pro-

test of the Canton Government against the killing

of the Chinese in question demanded, as Your Lor

ship will observe, the punishment of the police

/who

The Fight Honourable

Earl Balfour, K.G., 0.1.

etc.. etc..

etc.,

FOREIGN OFFICE.