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with between Generals Ho and Ip for cooperation and General
Cheung Fat-fui,such as was outlined in paragraph 10 of that despatch. It appears certain that forces, either of
General Li or of General Cheung are moving along the East
River towards Swatow, as far as the uncertain attitude of
the garrison at Taichow will permit; but whether on
arrival near Swatow they will attack or fraternize with the
troops of Generals Ho and Ip, I cannot even guess.
8. There has been a fresh outbreak of truculence on
the part of the "peasant forces" garrisoning the Chinese portion of the village of Sha Tau Kok on the frontier of Letter of 21st September to Consul General) this Colony. I enclose copies Canton, with two reports from A.S.2./N.T.
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Reply from Consul General Canton of 26th September, first three paragraphs only 24.
Reply from Canton Foreign Office to Consul General 27th September 1927
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of correspondence as noted in
the margin dealing with these
incidents and can only hope that
m. General Li Fuk-las will in
future, as in the past, retain his place and influence at
Canton through all changes of regime.
9. The incident of the S.S. "Tai Ming", reported in
waz
paragraph 7 of my last despatch, has decided Ir. Brenan to take up with His Lajesty's Minister at Peking and with
this Government the whole question of the use of the
British flag in the inland waters of South China. conference was held at Government House on 16th September,
and certain initial action, indicated in the enclosed
A
memorandum,was agreed upon. The problem is full of difficulties, not the least being the position vis a vis the British Authorities, and especially the Naval Authorities, of ships technically entitled to the flag, but to which protection has been refused by the Consul- General. I shall address you further on this subject in
a separate despatch.
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