CO129-499-2 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-1-1927 - 4-2-1927 — Page 69

300.01/27

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SECRET

Copies to:

Canton No. 529.

Peking No. 82.

Supt to J.C. 11 FEB 920 30

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Enclo. No. 1

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Eastern

No. 144

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Sir,

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RECEIVED

24 JAN 1927

COL OFFICE

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG,

24th December, 1926.

With reference to my secret despatch of

the 3rd December and my telegrams of the 13th and

22nd December, I have the honour to enclose the following documents relating to the anti-british boycott and to the situation in south China generally: - 1) Two extracts from reports by the Assistant Superintendent of Police, New Territories, dated the 5th and 12th December respectively.

Encla. No. Ze

2) Three extracts from memoranda on current eventsi by the Commissioner of Customs at Canton, dated the 9th, 10th and 11th December respectively.

Enclo. No. 3. (3) A translation of an announcement appearing in

the Kwok Man San Man, Canton of the 15th December regarding compulsory arbitration in certain labour

disputes.

Enclos. No. 4 & 42 (4)

A precis translation of the terms of settlement of the Canton Bank strike as published in the Wa Kiu Yat Po, Hong Kong on the 16th December and comments thereon by the junior Chinese member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.

※No.dit.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

(5).

2.20

16 and Postdays

735 prustić

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S.AMERY, M.P., ‡ (not printed

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&c.,

&C., &c.