CO129-498-5 Canton boycott- report on visit to Canton of representatives of the Hong Kong Chinese merchants... 6-1-1926 - 6-1-1926 — Page 6

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has recently made a profession of political faith

which was published as the preface to Register of Milit -ary Cadets of the Third Term at Wong-po. I attach

a translation. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr. Kotewall

inform me that there can be no doubt, particularly from the Chinese original of this document, that General Cheung Kai-shek approves of communism. considering it as one with the Three Democratic

Principles enunciated by the late ur. Sun Yat-sen. I may here add that Mr. L. Giles, HM.Consul at Foochow

called on General Chow Yin-jen, the Tupan of Fukien

Province, on the 10th December and was then informed

by General Chou that he had come to terms with General

Cheung Kai-shek who had entirely evacuated the districts in South Fukien which he had previously occupied. General Chou did not anticipate any fresh invasion of Fukien in the immediate future by

troops of the Canton Government.

4.

I have recently noticed with

anxiety that, as progress seemed to be made towards a settlement between Hongkong and Canton, so the

Canton press became increasingly abusive and

Enclosure #c.hostile to Hongkong. I attach copy of a letter

dated 6th January, which I have written to H.M.

Consul-General at Canton on this point. Doubtless

the Strike Committee, which is the only body of men that derives substantial benefit from the boycott, is angry at the idea of a settlement and I fear that the Canton Government has no real wish to axert a moderating influence on those Canton newspapers which reflect the views of the Strike Committee.

5.

My attention has also been drawn to

a letter written by Mr. Wong Tsing-wai to the Strike

Committee