CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7] — Page 482

CONFIDENTIAL(2).

Sir,

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27 JUL 25

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

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HONGKONG.

26th June, 1925.

in 1905

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With reference to my telegram of the 26th

June, I have the honour to report the course of events in

connection with the strike situation.

2.

The Shanghai incident, so far as could be

seen, was entirely disregarded by the Chinese in the Colony.

The Cantonese were in any event too busy with their own

affairs, as they were about to make a supreme effort to oust

the Yunnanese troops from Canton, an effort which was

successfully accomplished on the 12th June. Hr. C. C. Wu,

Minister for Foreign Affairs in Canton, Ir. Foo Ping-sheung,

Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Sun Fo, son of Dr.;

Sun Yat-sen, were passing through Hongkong at the time, on

their way from Swatow to Canton, and with my permission they

were met informally at the house of one of the Chinese

Members of the Legislative Council by Mr. Tratman, Acting

Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and lir. Fletcher, Assistant

Colonial Secretary. They professed an attitude of sincere

friendship towards Hongkong and they appeared to be confid-

ent that they would be able to control the situation in

Canton. It was suggested to them that the cumulative effect

of the assistance already accepted from Russia in the shape

of arms, money, Russian Officers, and Russian trained cadets

would

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL 1.C.M.S. AMERY, H.P.,

&C.

&c.,

&c.