DECIPHER OF 15. GRAM,
From.... Commodore Hong Kong.
To..............Admiralty.
. Date...12.9.26.
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situation at Canton quiet Ho pickets on river bat
notive ashore.
Protest meeting held counter measures would take form of cordon drawn in city back from River Jardines Steamship Foos Hing proseeded Canton Zharaday with cargo taking own vessel went alongside unloaded without incident sailed to-day Sunday with cargo river ateamships obtaining improved cargo and passengers but shipping appears to be not taking advantage of action taken I have requested Governor bring this notice shipping firms » Failure of shipa proceed to Cantoa and Jwatow will discourage Chinese Merchants and enable new organisation to be ready to render action
taken nucleus, Canton Government appears to associate itself more with pickets and at requeat Governor Consul General written Canton Authorities asking oategorionl question as to this.
should reply give official countenance to plaketa further setion would have to be against Canton Government and not pickets alone. This could only take form of ultimatum demanding the disbandment and dissrming of pickets and resumption of friendly relations with threat of blockade or definite hostile notion such an occupation of Bogue fort and possibly destruction of Whampon Military College or Arsenal. If Government repudiate pickets further action against them cannot be taken without hostile action infringing Chinese Sovereignty. Measures of action that can be taken being considered in relation to forges likely to be available. Should T(success of) Northern expedition come to audden end Canton Government most likely collapse. That nervousness
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