CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 216

13.

GOQANS LES OLD

12 b

2. C.

Iv. za

stean available at short notice owing to the insecurity

of the anchorɛge with winds from a wasterly direction and during typhoons,

There is no coal supply at Boihow.

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hen."FOXGLOVE" left, the British Consul did not anticipate any i mediate danger to the foreign inhabitants of Hoihow; in fact he considered the situation wes better than on 8th July when he sent the telegram to the colonial Secretary at Singapore which was noted in my sailinɛ ordera. The foreign community are naturall; rather nervous owing to the possibility of being unable to conmunicate outside the island for several weeks at a time.

The British Consul informed me that the

erection of • äritish #/T installation in the Consalate

would be much resented by the Chinese.

Jeneral "eng is shortly obtaining a c

串

installation for Hainan, but whether it will be

for general use appears doubtful.

vailable

fituation at pakhoi.

Information obtained on

19th July from a Japanese steaner - the first communication for three WOOKB.

ritish Conml for Falchoi,

The British consul at Hoihow is simo

All European women and children evacuated to

British residents are now confined

ilal phong and long Long •

to iritish members of the Custome a'eff, E male nisɛtonar-

ies and 1 merebunt.

on the 10th July, armad soldiers (part of

Ileneral rang's command) took the only Apanese resident

(e mershunt) and oest him badly; he is now in hospital¡ Jekoon for attack unknown.

Only Coneal now at inkhoi is the French sting

Consal.

French......**