CO129-505-4 Labour situation in Canton and effect on Hong Kong- Labour Advisory Board 27-1-1927 - 31-8-1927 — Page 15

reorganization. A further account of the arrest

Paola, No. of its former editor, Li Taoi, is now enclosed

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(see paragraph 2 of my secret despatch of the

26th May).

4. On the 30th May there occurred what was

at first thought to be a repetition of the outrage

on the s.s. "Lungshan" (see my secret despatches of

the 19th and 24th May). The s.s. "Kinahan", belong-

ing to the same British company, while passing Shampoa about 1.40 p.m. was suddenly fired upon

from the South bank of the river, one of the

bullets narrowly missing the officers on the bridge.

The assailants on this occasion were not in unfform

and, as the Provincial Commissioner for Foreign

Affairs received the Consul General's protest with every appearance of genuine concern, it was decided to accept the theory that the attack was the work of irresponsible persons, possibly remnants of the "Peasants' Army" seeking to create an incident, or perhaps genuine peasants whose lands had suffered from the wash of the steamer, though it is to be

noted that the vessel was not procedding at any

great speed and that other (Chinese owned) vessels steaming at the same time and speed were not molest- ed. The Harbour Master of Hong Kong has been instructed to notify all lines concerned to avoid

this channel while its waters remain at their

present high level on account of floud.

5.

As a result of the measures taken to

secure compliance with the British demande made

in the case of the s.s. "Lungshan; the Commissioner

for