CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 100

abgol y el va yangi kan weet

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qumar oynaltian bun peloper

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SECRET.

Desypher of telegram

98

om.. Commodore Hong Kong via Matara K/T.

Da: 0

Read.

.. 25.6.25,

To .. Aduiralty.

751. Canton situation from report received from

Edwards, Commissioner for ↑ (Redemption) Canton who was

slightly wounded in ↑ (leg) and has arrived Hong Kong,

It appears that tail of prosession mas composed of

large body of Chinese troops in undfors who marched

along Bande and when abréast Shamäen opened fire with

rifles and machine guns. This was T{apparently)

↑ (replied to) more particularly from French an whose

section brant of the attack appears to have fallen.

French opened fire with rifles and machine guns causing

very considerable casualties. When firing esased no

EndeavourT

T(persons) visible. Bunde except casualties.

is being made to get confirmatory ↑ (report). Bat no

report received other than that of former telegram on

this event. Two platoons my return to Punjabi Regiment

sent Canton in reply to request from Consul General,

Foreign women and children evacuated to-day, Thursday

Addressed C-in-C Chim, repeated Admiralty

to Hong Kong.

and 6.0, 5th 0.8. Copies sent to 1-

Foreign office,

War Office,

colonial ofřies and Air Kinistry.