CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 92

DECODE OF TELEGRAM.

719.

Fro..

TO

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Commodore-in-Chargs,

Rong Kong.

via Eastern Telegraph Co.

0.6.269 (

Date.. 20. 6.25°

Admiralty, C-in-C., China, Rood. 8.30 p.m.

Situation Canton very disturbed feeling of

unreat increasing and rumoured threat of assassination Boycott of British Japanese and

of foreign officials.

American goods proposed.

General strike of all workers

proposed for 24 hours and further strikes of employees of foreigners. Rod influence increasing and probable

Agitators very

establishment of Sevist Government.

ΟΝΟΣ ΣΚΟΥ

aotive but lack of money delays operations. situation developing. Agitators very busy but hampered

by lack of money river steamers and certain coastal vessels stunk. Students and boys probably strike to-

No outward morrow Saturday others during the week end.

SHATOW no farther change demonstration at present.

anti-foreign demonstrations continues.

of British and Japanese goods decided. fully effective at present.

HOTE.

1901.

POOCHOW boycott

Boycott not

Advance copies to D.C. Res. Clin. 7.0. and 1.0, and C.o. Res. Cik.

Copies sent to:- Foreign Office, Tar office, Colonial Office,

Air Ministry.