CO129-499-5 Canton situation- governor's despatches 11-3-1927 - 11-3-1927 — Page 41

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Copies to:

Canton No. 183.

Peking No. 46

Sir,

3000/(B

RECEIVED

13 JUN 1927

COL. OFFICE

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG,

13th May, 1927.

27

:41

Daela, Na Le

I have the honour to confirm my telegram

of the 11th May on the trade situation. The special

committee constituted for the "purging of the party" from Communism has dissolved itself and appointed a

new Commission of five (names enclosed) to govern

the province. Canton city has been released from martial law and the new Government appears to feel

safe against a renewed outbreak of communism, in proof of which is to be noted the departure unhonoured and unsung of the remaining foreign members of the Pan-Pacific Labour Congress (see the first paragraph of my secret despatch of the 6th May). The new expedition from the South against the Hankow extremists is reported to be making good headway. The Peasants" Army and its supporters have been expelled from Shiu Kwan and General Tsin Tai-kwan is now ready to advance into Southern Hunan with the assistance of the Kuang-si generals, Li Chung-yan and Wong Shiu-hung. Marshal Tseung Kai-shek is at the same time moving in on the flank of the "red" forces through Kiangsi having, according to the latest reports, already forced the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

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