CO129-499-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-3-1927 - 22-4-1927 — Page 123

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in Hong Kong in cormemoration of our late Revolutionary

Leader. Our Union has asked the Nationalist Government

to make a grave protest but the cruel Imperialists in

Hong Kong took no heed of it. When the memorial service

was held, they sent several thousands of armed British

troops and policemen to surround the meeting place as

if they were about to engage with a great enemy. They drove out all those who made speeches, and dispersed

the meeting by force making the enthusiastic audience

run about and cry so bitterly that their noice shook

the place. Anybody would have felt sad at heart who

heard it, and would have shed tears when he saw the

scene. But it was a pity that the mass there was totally

unarmed at that time, and therefore dared not engage in

a life or death fight with them. Hereafter our Chinese

in Hong Kong must unite themselves in a body and stand

together so as to be prepared to fight a decisive battle.

Fearing that people in our country and the

world may be ignorant of the facts, our Union now

publishes the crimes of the British Imperialists in

Hong Kong hoping that in the interests of our race and

humanity all will render assistance with all their

power. This is our earnest hope. We send this filled

with feelings of anger, and we hope that all of you

will kindly devote your earnest attention to it.

General Labour Union of Hong Kong.

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