CO129-495 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [11-12] — Page 258

Copy of Telegram from Canton, December 16th 1926 at 1.40 p.m.

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In accordance with the plan drafted by the Kwangtang

Provincial Government for suppression of banditry Canton

authorities have decided to send troops to attack the

zone around Búas Bay where see pirates have stronghold.

The general commanding Eighteenth Division has been ordered

to send troops to attack and Canton Navy Forces have been

ordered to send Gunboat to cooperate. For sone close to

Hong Kong new territories and adjacent waters Canton

authorities after notifying Hong Kong Government of

commencement of campaign have made it clear to Hong Kong

that cooperation is desired to the extent of arresting bandite

crossing boundary and handing them to Chinese authorities on

land as well as on Bea. For Chinese territory Canton author-

ities reserve right to suppress banditry. This reservation

made explicit on account of reported intention of the Hong Kong

Government to send Navy craft and airplanes to destroy bandit

stronghold at Bias Bay. Canton authorities announce willing-

ness to receive from the Hong Kong Government any information

of nature facilitating suppression of banditry and express appreciation of any cooperation extended by Hongkong Government

acting in conformity with the policy outlined,

BY CANTON: WAI YUK

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