CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 213

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The Commanding uffieer, I.1,8, "PUKOLOVE".

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The Commodore, Hong long.

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20th July 1925.

No. 77/2.

fabject:-

Eituation at Dihow,

Hainan Both July 186.

17th to

fubmittau

The following report on the situation at Hoihow during the visit of H.M.8. "POZOLOV:" from 17th goth July; also such laformation as could be obtained about the sitation et akhol, is forwarded in sacordenos with the instructions contained in paragraph 5 of your

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Mo. 665/74 of the 16th July 1925.

The numbers of foreigners now in Hoihow are

approximately as follows :-

British

18

******

4

8 (inolndin, 3 mmns)

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United :tates............... French

jortuguese ******

Japanese

81 (including waen).

Except the three french mat, all Furopeda

wonen and children (about thirty five) have gone to

Huinhong:

also four men of V.f. natiemality,

*hore are no foreigners in Kiungohow, There is, at rresent, no boycott of British

domestic servants eta.

or other foreigners in Hofhow;

have not left employment in foreign households.

Sabour for shipping cargoes in foreign

ships can be obtained but le not required as merchants wil not ship their goods, beesues of the uncertainty of being able to užbond at other ports.

The ease of the boycott of Mr. Cuthbert's passenger boat, referred to in Consular despatch of 5th

in which the

July, appeara to be a somewhat isolated one

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