CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10] — Page 333

NO SECRET.

Copies to:

Canton No. 234.

Peking No. 43.

C.20543

3 NOV 1905

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

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HONGKONG.

26th September, 1926.

Sir,

Mov 19577

Enclo. No. 1

Enclo No. 2

With reference to the first paragraph

of my secret despatch of the 11th September, I have the honour to enclose translation of an extract from the Tsun Wan Yat Po of the 20th September, containing the text of the reply made by General Cheung Kai-shek to the letter of Marshal Sun Ch'uan-fang. It states that General Cheung will not hesitate to attack Marshal Sum, if the latter lingers on the former's flank and threatens his lines of communication.

2.

Marshal Sun was at Kiu-kiang on the 22nd September according to information telegraphed by His Majesty's Consul at that port and is said to be going to the front at Wu-sueh,& port of call" on the Yangtzá

3.

in Hupeh, where serious fighting is shortly expected.

In Kiang-si there was an outbreak in Nan-ch'ang, the capital of the province, by an irresponsible band of Cantonese, but the situation was

restored; and I enclose translation of an extract from

the Chung Wa Yat Po of the 21st September, reporting that certain combined forces of Kuang-tung, Kuang-hai

and Hunan troops will join with Marshal Sim to help

Kiang-si

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, H.P.,

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