CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 158

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The Commissioner appeared to be frank and

#traightforward.

The interview may be a mmarised sa

follows i

(1) No signs of any real Anti-Foreign feeling apart

(11)

(111)

(iv)

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from one or two agitators from outside.. Hot likely to have any effect in a place like

Swatow (Foto te} No conesebion. (5) Ewatow

lives on Foreign trade and shipping),

Demonɛtrations atɑ. cuite harmless and amounted

to letting off steam,

Strict orders had been ismed and he himself

willing to accept all responsibility for life and

property of foreignere.

we might rest assured that apart from strikes

foreigners had no cause for alarmA =

(vi)

What the strikes were political and outside their

province, hense no sotien could be taken by local

officials to stop them.

(vii)

romised to irque a further proclamation against

disturbances and inflammatory anaoshan.

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translation of the resulting proclamation

ia attached - poor but better than nothing,

(viii) He had personally attensed Ɛtudents' meetings and

spoken ag-inst "foolish utterances".

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QEL RAL STRIKH.

Though no orders have yet actually baen issued by the milda concerned it is considered that a general strike of Chinese employed by Foreigners will be enforced

Also that after receipt of wages on Suth June or lat July.

a boycott of food ato, will be put into operation.

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This latter possibility is now ezaging the

attention.asme