CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10] — Page 426

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in Kawang-tung, as a proludo doubtless to a similar vttack upon 11 other non-Bolshevik notions tradin

ith Chin. Prthor det ils concerning the out- rageous conduct of the boycott, in open defiano.

I ill not say of treaties but of the most

Clementary principles upon which civilized society is based, and as kind of guerrilla urfore, will

Not yet laid. be found in the Sossional Paper No. of 1926. but proof attached.

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7 in Hong Kon, have modo many efforts to

put an end to the boycott by means of negotiation ith the Canton Govermont. The first stop was

takon on the 19th December last, hon at my invite-

tipr. Kr. Sung Tsz-m (7), Minister of Finnco in the Canton Sovicu, paid me a visib und

had an informal ddsċassion in lion, lion, with myscla

and my principal dvisors, This visit ng returned by Fr. 1.0.1. Fletcher, then cting Colonial bucrotory, st christers time; hen he conferred informally at Caton with tho chief ofiici:ls of the Canton Soviet: na, ncoursed by those co- Vractions, a deputation of Chinoso morchunts procuded from hon, hon, to Canton on the 30th Jocomber 1st in who hope of no otiatin, a settlement

ith the C-ton Strike Comittuc. But they ro rucuived ith contumely and were unable to initiate my nogotiations habsoover. he distressing 1-ck of sincerity at Canton bocme very apparent 2 month ltor, then at the bime of the Chinosu Not Your (13th February) an attempt 135 made from Canton do

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