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GOVERNMENT
23901 23901KONG,
29 DEC 006
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HONGKONG. 24th November, 1926.
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In continuation of my previous despatches
on the subject of the civil war in central and southern China, I have the honour to inform you that this afternoo Sir Shou-son Chov and Dr. Kotevall handed to the Secretary
for Chinese Affairs the attached translations of a telegram received from Marshal u P'ei-fu on the 22nd. November and of a telegram received from General Agai Pong-pleng today. In addition they gave the following information, namely that a merchant steamer left a northern port (possibly Anoy) with 700,000 rounds of rifl ammunition for General Ch'an Kweng-meng. This amamition cannot under present circumstances be landed at 3watov or in Fukien province, so it will be transferred at sea. to the Chinese gunboat Kwong Ching. Generals Ch'an Kveng meng and Ngai Pong-p'eng are likely to move very shortly, the former in the Wai-chov district and the latter in Hainan, so as to create diversions and make trouble in Kuang-tung province, while the main attack as described in the enclosed telegrams is being launched. This information, I understand, comes mostly from northern
sources.
RIGHT HONOURABLE
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LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.CH.S. AMERY,
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M.P.,
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