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PARAPHRASE
of a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 2nd October, 1996. Ressived Colonial Office 4.42 p.l. on 2nd October.
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Canton situation. Repeated to Canton and Peking
In his letter of 18th September Eugene Chen said that the beysott would probably end last month. This was not however the case as will be seen from the following summry of the present position.
The strike pickets who were less in evidence for a while are now renewing their activities. The pickets content themselves with interfering from the shore and refrain from appearing on the Canton River. The passengers and cargo carried by the daily river steamer showed a temporary increase but have now fallen to the level of three months ago. The strike pickets contime te levy exactions on the passengers for permits to pressed to Hong Kong and the Consul General has advised the daily river steaner to remain anchored in stream as before and not to use the wharf.
The pickets sontime to funetim at Lowa and Shamebun but they have been withdraw from other points of our frontier. There is no truth in the rumour that the pickets were being recalled from Lowu te Canton. The pickets at Shawoman continue to levy azaetions on the passengers and trains still crossing Lowa Bridge. As regards Shamsen losa).
British firm reports that Chinese servants have again left and that there is a renewal of intimidation. An old Chinese
pensioner of British firm was returning from Shansen after drawing pension at the end of September when he was seized by
piekets
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