CO129-500-1 Canton situation- governor's despatches 18-5-1927 - 9-6-1927 — Page 122

ENCLOSURE NO. 3.

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H. B. M. Consulate General,

Canton.

May 18th, 1927.

The Acting British Consul-General presents his compli- ments to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and has the honour

to refer to his memorandum of the 16th May regarding the un-

provoked attack on the British river steamer "Lungshan" by

Chinese soldiers stationed on Danes Island (Whampoa).

He begs to repeat the three demands contained in that

memorandum, which are as follows:-

The adequate punishment of the officer in change of

the guilty troops and of any other persons implicated in the

outrage, the names of the culprits and the nature of the

punishment to be communicated to this Consulate-General.

and

b. Compensation for the damage done to the s.s."Lungshan"

C. an apology by the Commander of the Whampoa forts, who

is to call in person and in uniform on a British warship for

the purpose.

The amount of compensation required for the damage done to the ship is two hundred dollars in Hong Kong currency, which must be paid to this Consulate-General for transmission to the shipping company, and as regard the punishment of the

offenders, that of the officer directly responsible for this murderous attack, which might have cost several lives, should include a term of imprisonment.

The above demands together with that for a personal apology by the Commander of the forts, who must call in unform on the British cruiser stationed at Whampoa, must be complied

with

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs,

CANTON.