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THE COMMODŪME, HONG KONG.

5th July 1925.

#o. 271/055.

THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, CHINA STATION.

Situation at fouth dhinese Ports,

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The enclosed reports are submitted in

sontimation of ny submission ib. 262/063, dated the 25th

June,

1925.

The situations in the several Fouthern

Chinese ports have generally inmoved, but they are far

from antisfactory and riota and nob law may be expected in

several placer at the slightest provocation.

At yrs at loslly all the Fest River ports and

from Hainan all women and children have been evacuated and

the male foreign population alone rensin.

Taken individually the situations at the

several porte may be summarised as under.

BOULE

Chilet under normal conditions

With

Hainaa would appear to be a hot bed of banditry, at the

present time with a wave of anti-foreign agitation sweeping

China it in a most unhealthy plass for foreigners,

the utter lack of communications, it would be a simple matter for the foreign population to be exterminated without knowledge leaking out for some time, should events rouse the unruly element. I concur with the Commanding officer, Fubmarine "I 33". that a ship should visit Hoihow period-

feally.

TUCHOE. SHAM SHUI AND ZUBZUE. <rastically all

the foreign population have left, and no overt action is anticipated unless events in canton should so dietate. such an event it is probable that the foreign population

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