CO129-499-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-3-1927 - 22-4-1927 — Page 60

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FOR

USE

Bartour No. 145.

Hon PRINTED

OF

COLUNIAL OFFICE

Evalor 3 iro. Enclo: M

The Steamboat Company.

At a meeting this morning (4.4.17) with His

Excellency at Government House, the following

were present:-

Mr. Weall, Dodwell and Co., Chairman of Directors,

I'r. Staples Smith (Canton),

Steamboat Co.

Director.

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min

Ir. Paterson, Jardine lathéon & Co.,

^

ifr. Johnson, Mackinnon Mackenzie

Chevalier Alves

Sir R.H. Tung

Butterfi. Boire). This Fin owns the "Fat Shan" and

Mr. Thayer

&

three-eights of one other River Butterfield & Sire): Steamer (in han) and three-

"

eights of the wharf property at

Hong Kong and Canton. The actual

running of all the steamers is in

the hands of the Steamboat

Directors, Butterfield and Swire

not being represented on the

Directorate.

Hong Secretary for Chinese Affairs (r. E.R. Hallifax,

C.G.,C.B.2.).

After discussion of the demands connected with the

"social Saloon" for the crew an the "Kin Shan", and of the incident on Thursday March 31st at Canton, when the

in

W!

crew walked out" at about 8 a.m. without notice, it

was resolved that:-

1. The members of the crew who walked out should not

be reinstated in the Company's service, either as a crew

or as individuals, and that the Company should inform the

Seamen's Union to this effect.

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