CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 153

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Date :-

Commodore, Hong Kong 5th July 1926,

No. 271/053.

IM.E. *TARANTULA”.

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at Caston.

10. Woli. 47/2.

20th June 1928.

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I have the honour, in contimation of my

letter lo. V.H. 46/8 of 24th June 1986, to report that

there is now no doubt that the soldiers who started the

firing belonked to that section of the Cantonese Army trained by imesions at the Kilitary loademy of Vhampea, Jull of confidenes engendered by their easy victories

over Cheng Chang Xing's troops and the fumanose aruj

they may have really thought that they could take Shameen,

In any case there is no doubt that they had expressed that

intention on the previous day,

His Britamio majesty's consul-Jenors) is

however willing to believe that the Goak) Goverment

were not directly oogniscent of their intentions.

Whether or në “heir attack was maint serious-

ly or merely to orente an "insidant" it is impossible to

say, but if the former it is providential that it took

place before the whole Shakee Creek ma lined with troops,

The creek had so many snapans alongside the Chinese side

and th tide was et much a height that a determined rush

would/wobably succeeded in getting many nen into Shmeen

and through our defensee line.

The number or samalties on the Chinese

side are stated to be 87 killed, including one woman and

one teacher and 4 studente of the Canton Christian College,

and 8c wounded,

After firing the first few volleys the

soldiers...