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        "content_text": "## 271\n\ncorrespondence which has passed, of the other measures taken by this Government to combat the present piracy evil, namely the posting of military guards on certain of the ships pending the training of adequate civil guards. Four small vessels are now being equipped and armed and will be manned by naval personnel at the expense of this Government, to carry out additional patrols in the delta.\n\n11. The Cantonese authorities have recently displayed commendable vigour in attacking the pirate lairs. By arrangement with the Chinese officials, the Senior Naval Officer on the West River, Commander Maxwell Scott, has been present on his vessel H.M.S. \"Tarantula\" when attacks have been made, but he has had no occasion to render active assistance. The men captured after the sinking of the launch \"Kwong Tak\" by the Customs Cruiser were sent to Canton and, after trial, were executed, and as a result of the active measures taken, it would appear that the gang responsible for the \"Tai Lee\" outrages has been exterminated.\n\n12. It may, I think, now be hoped that the measures which have been taken will reduce to a minimum future cases of attack on British ships, but there will always be the possibility of desperate men, such as swarm on the river and in the neighbouring villages, taking big risks in order to capture an important prize if, for instance, it is known that large sums of money or very wealthy passengers, who can be held for ransom, will be on board on a particular voyage, and while present conditions exist, I do not see how this possibility is to be avoided.\n\n13. As you will have seen from the preceding paragraphs of this despatch, the problem is not the comparatively simple one of dealing with piratical attacks from outside. The method of the pirates has been to ship as passengers and, at a favourable opportunity, to seize control of the ship. Against such a plan of action, a system...\n\n## 273",
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        "content_text": "#398\n\nunder the command of the Captain or Master of the ship. There cannot be any question of dual control. It has frequently been tried with repeatedly dismal failures. As far as I can gather, there have been many instances when the guard have considered that they owe no allegiance to the undoubted authority of the Master of the ship. I am of the opinion that it should be made absolutely plain to the guard that the Master of the ship they are doing duty in must be considered to be their commanding officer. I presume that the Master of the ship knows what duties the guard perform, and if he deems fit, he can command them to do what he considers to be the best in any emergency. I repeat, the Master of the ship must essentially be the absolute commanding authority on board a ship under all circumstances afloat whatsoever.\n\n5.\n\nThe above are really only two details, but they appear to me to be of supreme importance.\n\n6. The Minority Report stresses the point that the onus is on the Navy to provide adequate protection against piracy on ships flying the British Flag. In a general sense, this has been borne out for centuries. But when this principle is applied to waters inside the territorial limits of a foreign and officially friendly nation, which for some reason is unable definitely to govern or control her waters, the problem becomes complex and requires special treatment.\n\n7.\n\nThe report rendered by Commander Maxwell Scott (Senior Naval Officer, West River Patrol) appended to the Minority Report is one that I generally agree with. Moreover, he is an officer, as my previous experience of him confirms, of great understanding and practical ability. I wish to draw your attention to his penultimate remarks, where he says that if 5 more armed launches more suitable in design could be supplied for the patrol of the Delta, he believes that:\n\n(a) Sailing in convoy could be abolished.\n\n(b)",
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        "content_text": "# RESTRICTED\n\nIt is to be noted with reference to (b) above that for reasons which are obviously good, he considers some armed protection would still be necessary on board. His concluding remarks are also deserving of serious attention. These remarks, however, as to the probable protection which would be effected by the provision of additional armed launches apply only to the river traffic between Hongkong, Canton and the West River. Coastal traffic north and south from Hongkong will be in no wise affected thereby.\n\n8.\n\nAlthough Commander Maxwell Scott states that the addition of 5 more armed launches (making a flotilla of 9 in all) will enable the convoy system to be abolished, etc., etc., I am inclined to think he is optimistic and that a greater number might be found necessary. I am about to visit him at Canton and I will discuss this question with him.\n\n9.\n\nHe also recommends that the additional armed launches should be of less draught and greater speed than those used at present. Greater speed means economy of number since they can patrol more ground in less time. On the other hand, they would be more costly to build. It is not possible to estimate their individual cost without knowing what dimensions and what speed are necessary in their design. This is another point I will discuss with him.\n\n10.\n\nI am not in a position to offer an opinion as to the discipline or efficiency of the Indian Guards which has been one of the complaints voiced in the Minority Report. I understand that they are under the Police Authorities here to whom they own their allegiance. At the same time, I repeat that the Guards, as well as every other person on board the ship, must come under the orders of the Captain of the ship who, whilst at sea, is in supreme command of his ship and everybody on board, regardless of their rank.\n\n(b) Large armed guards on board ships abolished. \n(c) The grille system could be reduced, etc.\n\n93 \n\n## Previous Section\n\n... \n(b) Large armed guards on board ships abolished. \n(c) The grille system could be reduced, etc. \n\nIt is to be noted that the original text appears to be a continuation from a previous section or page, indicated by \"93\" and a reference to \"(b) Large armed guards on board ships abolished.\" and \"(c) The grille system could be reduced, etc.\"",
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        "content_text": "## \n+ Floda table brood no sim as hearin capital (d) \ntalewhon ed 'Iuos nedaya of film edT (c) pohjis svoďs (d) od sonometer diłw betoa ed oð si JI men arabirnos ad, loog vízwolvɗe eza doldw anonser \n\nO IR braoď no visaasoca od 1113a 'Iươw mołdostorq and moldmeiða nuotron to patvmoob onia sza sÉLODOT livia: moltostory eIdadong adź of na „wvomaď„udzumos a. romund beurte: Ismeldiḥās to motalvany sdi yi batos?te od moumað, «not-nol neowded vitlost weit oát où vím viĻGA : Ti Aduos fan Särsom olttest Istanað „ravif duel odt .vfetodë ketnoita eižu on må oď Illw “matymol \n\n1 \nunteja djeol Lowcall vobczamn:0 digʊn:52LA \nCitoft a \"wikiem) nerfomutal bearta apam & te moltibha sốt \n-- \n-Horia ed et istaya yonaco sdit »Idam LLkw (X£n mi \nDan viðkimdigo al od distríð od bontfont un I \nat duie ma I \n«Yterrodea Lampot eď dánim vod \nthe moiteoup alið aroulb lliw I kus mtn © da mid siniv \nde Indian add 2 nelź ubessumooer enľa oll \nfurt los: \nTaź soʻng bata ddisyoch naci to od Mumin morfomuni \nTo veonode mi am boogn medsen „Imaong da homar ocott comið awal ni hovory sum fextaq no vadź moztu vodunu Q: I JI \nItud od viźnon arem od !frow podł kund weito add ptomi Jualstw #roo Lashkvikai vind? mižon of vidia neq :sh zimad at yrannoben ons boogu ở xv ima arso2nmamEE #salw \n„mid date anvendt. IIIw I tulog modtons si sig \nminico na ratto of moldingɑ a ni don mòn I \n.Of \n0 metmi adt te youtolite ve saliciouth sciíð oð na \n1 \nmaka við mi isotov stat¬Irmoo erit te amo nɛed and dɔkstu sklo¶ sit rehau eta verið tað brzðum.bans i „droqui .5^a sipalla tiedź mo ved? of eæed usi± \nO VIɛve as low sa abruf mit diet dzeợST Í SK݇ Saksa \nTo ensino Bid teinu noen drum ghin mid bznoj no novTOQ \nAqua ni ni \ntun da jelt!- pannklu and to mintysɔ emer,kiud uo qbofrerve bus ghia uid to \n\n## \nor position. If Captains of ships are unequal to this responsibility they should not be in command, but that is a matter which the owners must deal with though I fully appreciate the difficulties of this question.\n\n11. \nThe signatories of the Minority Report and the bodies they represent, stress that it is upon the Navy, and the Navy alone, that the onus of anti-piracy measures should rest, rather than on local regulations which touch either directly or indirectly their own pockets.\n\n12. \nNo doubt, if you thought fit, you would represent to H.M. Government that the Naval River Gunboats protecting British commercial shipping interests and trade in the Delta were unequal to the task. Should you contemplate doing so I would suggest that you officially ask for the opinion of Commodore Stirling (he being the responsible head of Naval operations in the Delta), also Commander Maxwell Scott who is the Senior Naval Officer of the mobile Naval forces based on Canton for River protection.\n\n13. I also suggest, with great respect, that the Commodore, H.M.S. \"Tamer\" may be officially associated with your Government when questions arising out of the regulations regarding the local anti-piracy measures as applied to merchant ships are being dealt with. I venture to make this suggestion because it seems to me to be imperative that there should be the closest co-operation between your Government and the Naval authorities here on the whole question; moreover the Admiralty are naturally interested in the matter.\n\n14. \nI have written these views somewhat hurriedly since I understand that a Government meeting is to be held on Thursday next to consider the Minority Report.\n\nHis Excellency \nSir Reginald E. Stubbe, K.C.M.G., \nGovernor, \nHongkong.\n\nI have, &c., \n(Sd.) A. F. Everett, \nVice-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief.",
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        "content_text": "...... \n\nTO \n\nsh \n\nSOCIA \n\nikuisai \n\n.S \n\nJiv: \n\ni) \n\nA \n\n38 \n\nthe Governor officially invited me to do so. This resulted in \n\nthe Governor requesting me to remark on the so-called Minority \n\nReport. \n\n5. \n\nCommander M.R.J. Maxwell-Scott, D.S.O., R.N., S.N.O. \n\nWest River Patrol in his remarks.... \n\nexpressed the \n\nopinion that if 5 more armed launches were added to the patrol \n\nhe considered the convoy system could cease, the number of guards \n\ncould be reduced; also the grille system mitigated. \n\n6. Being sceptical that he had been unduly optimistic as \n\nregards the small number of additional armed launches required, he has made further remarks not only regarding that detail but \n\nhe has also given the rough dimensions which he considers \n\ndesirable for an armed launch for this service. \n\n7. It will be observed that the Signatories of the \n\nMinority Report stress the doctrine that the onus of piracy \n\nsuppression should rest entirely on the Navy. In other words it \n\nmay be said that they object to paying out of their own pockets \n\nfor the protection of their own trade. \n\n8. From an Admiralty point of view I take it, the more Colonial Governments take on responsibility and the expense of their own interests the more equitable the arrangement will be \n\nas it will remove a burden from the British Taxpayer, all the \n\nmore so as I strongly suspect few of the complainants contribute \n\nany considerable share in swelling the Imperial Exchequer in the \n\nshape of Home Income Tax and therefore I presume they cannot justly claim an exalted share of Naval protection, I understand \n\nthere is no Colonial Income Tax. \n\nquafset \n\n9. I also suggest that a large percentage of local craft subject to these anti-piracy Regulations are not owned by white British subjects. Presumably they are registered locally under the Merchant Shipping Act Regulations but it seems significant that out of 53 British ships plying in the Delta in 1923 and 192... only 6 in each year were owned by white British subjects although of course their trade contributed to the pro...\n\n1 \n\n3",
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        "content_text": "量 #: i.. MX _isequ H \n\nof Hongkong and of the British Merchants interested.\n\nVOD 39 ... wb. A no- .00 *eria \n\n... a Yadıma Dünge cat zitz ̧01 astro abam sati ed a ed Tie.. .F 13. sidra 1.873 erit tada iine 96 p Kituotos; sú 10% .9 but a to Devod isinclot sunt amo Tieft HSVOLEN LIIN JE RE nekatere pa 23. 5 mirarshiecos yas JAVAL PRE hat logu na mielo qirinj\n\n10. This question of the registration of ships in Chinese waters under the Red Ensign has recently come before me from sources outside the Colony and I am making further enquiries, but I am inclined to suspect that the wearing of the British Flag may have been abused owing to:- \n\n(a) Slack observance of the Merchant Shipping Act Regulations and \n\n(b) because vessels privileged to fly the red ensign enjoy much immunity from interference by pirates owing to our prestige.\n\n11. The reason for the above remarks is because it is possible that the Hongkong Government through the Colonial Office may suggest that the Admiralty should augment the Canton Delta Flotilla.\n\n12. At present the Admiralty is fortunate in having as S. N.C. West River Commander Maxwell-Scott. His ability and personality has undoubtedly contributed largely towards the diminution of piracy since he assumed command there. His task is most difficult since there exists no stable Government in Canton and the various Chinese Generals and other authorities in the Delta belong to antagonistic local factions; in spite of this, however, by his tact, resource and savoir faire he has achieved excellent results with limited forces.\n\n(Signed) VICE ADMIRAL.",
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        "content_text": "(2)\n\n63\n\nthe Captain or master of the ship. There cannot be any question of dual control. It has frequently been tried with repeatedly dismal failures. So far as I can gather there have been many instances when the guard have considered that they owe no allegiance to the undoubted authority of the master of the ship. I am of the opinion that it should be made absolutely plain to the guard that the master of the ship they are doing duty in must be considered to be their commanding officer. I presume that the master of the ship knows what duties the guard perform and if he deems fit he can command them to do what he considers to be the best in any emergency. I repeat the master of the ship must essentially be the absolute commanding authority on board a ship under all circumstances afloat whatsoever.\n\nD. The above are really only two details, but they appear to me to be of supreme importance.\n\n6. The Majority Report stresses the point that it is our duty to provide adequate protection against piracy on ships flying the British Flag. In a general sense this has been borne out for centuries. But when this principle is applied to waters inside the territorial limits of a foreign and officially friendly nation which for some reason is unable definitely to govern or control her waters, the problem becomes complex and requires special treatment.\n\n7.\n\nThe report rendered by Commander Maxwell Scott (Senior Naval Officer, West River Patrol) appended to the Minority Report is one that I generally agree with. Moreover he is an officer as my previous experience of him confirms, of great understanding and practical ability. I wish to draw your attention to his penultimate paragraph where he says that if more armed launches were...",
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        "content_text": "153\n\nThe leak in the water tank has been temporarily plugged and I have taken the precaution of filling the swimming bath which now holds 90,000 gallons of drinking water.\n\nInformal conversations are being carried on through the good offices of the American and German Consul General and other neutrals, and the atmosphere is less tense.\n\nMe soldiers have lately been observed in the vicinity of Šhoemeen (?Shameen).\n\n29th June\n\nThe Custom House was partially damaged on the [this night?]. It is hoped this will tend to ease the situation.\n\nHis Britannic Majesty's Consul General has assured the neutral mediators that there is no intention of bringing up more troops; for this reason I have stopped the R.M. detachment from landing.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nThe Commodore\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n(sd)\n\nH. MAXWELL SCOTT.\n\nCommander. Senior Naval Officer, West River.",
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        "content_text": "J (ba)\n\nPiracy suppression: une enclosure. forwards notes on.\n\n306\n\nNo. 161. and 3 copies.\n\nH.B.M.Consulate General, Canton. 29th September, 1924.\n\n.0. to Camodore, 23/9/24,\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to cooperation for piracy suppression in the Delta, I have the honour to forward herewith copy of a letter addressed by Commander Maxwell-Scott, whose ship is at present in Hongkong, to the Commodore. General Li Pu-lin's representative came to see me on September 26th, on his return from Hongkong, and informed me that satisfactory arrangements had been made concerning action against pirates taking refuge in the Colony.\n\nFurther trouble is now threatened in the vicinity of Kongmoon. The Commissioner of Customs at that port, Mr. Hilliard, informs me that the General stationed there is Leung Hung-kai, commanding of the first Cantonese Division, which is badly trained and largely composed of pirates and ex-pirates. He is virtually independent and recently has forcibly removed the lead of the\n\nHis Majesty's Minister, Peking.",
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        "content_text": "Page 310\n\nsubject of combined measures against the pirates, there \n\nseems good ground for expecting their hearty goodwill \n\nin this matter.\n\n310\n\n4. General Li Fook lum is now Commissioner of Po-\n\nlice for the whole of the province and is showing great \n\nzeal in his endeavours to deal with the piracy evil.\n\nWith the over changing conditions in these parts it is \n\nmost important that every effort should be made whilst \n\nconditions. are favourable,\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nsir,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\n(Sd) M. Maxwell Scott.\n\nCommander and\n\nSenior Naval Officer, West River.",
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        "content_text": "157.\n\n452\n\nJ\n\n... acaqino sa\n\n5\n\n* C\n\n*\n\n7!\n\n'\n\n+\n\nDONEZ TUA ITDA\n\n...\n\nM\n\nهم هم الله\n\n+\n\n..\n\n1\n\n*\n\n+\n\nY\n\ntengra 1.5IN\n\nYEN BİÇİvai at\n\nTor a mol÷zingem o*\n\n*d of air SLU PAN ŠRea\n\nTragterzi ta\n\nAND, IN De mangan\n\nTU DALAY WON\n\n„Pure *rice \"idřena fro\n\n* marter abi* 17JE\n\n** 16 MULCANIZ TAVOJade Tot\n\nbatte ut q÷vewON NIpoh Ji\n\n** 10 juxteh te lartzune diz\n\n!!\n\n*TO PTSBECK' ins62 view t\n\neviş or bel Løgmbo Y NG Aved blom » potti gut, artıra\n\nบ\n\nthose individuals who did very arduous public service\n\n27 transport workers, members of the Rheeseen Defence\n\nCorps and so forth. Espécial mention is due to two\n\nmembers of the community, Mr. Kearney, a Canadian,\n\nagent for Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Co., and Mr. Sentschmer, an American, agent of the Texas Oil Company.\n\nThere undertook the hardest and at the same time the\n\nmost important job on the island, the working of the\n\npump for the water supply. When the employees left\n\nhameen, the pump was discovered to have been neglected\n\nfor a long time past and to be in very bad working or-\n\nder; there was moreover only about 5 hours' supply in\n\nthe tank. It was, I understand, chiefly in connection\n\nwith the water supply that the Chinese had calculated\n\non breaking down our resistance; and Mr. Kearney and\n\nMr. Scotchmer deserve the thanks of the community for\n\nthe manner in which they tackled their task, en-\n\ngaging in strenuous manual labour, occasionally for as\n\nmuch as fourteen hours a day, and thereby saving the\n\nsituation.\n\nMany of the residents in Shameen were however not\n\nfit for such heavy work, besides which the number of\n\nthose available was limited. It would therefore have\n\nbeen found very difficult to cope with the situation\n\nhad it not been for the assistance rendered by the Navy,\n\nthe French Concession being of course looked after by\n\nthe French Navy. As regards the British Concession, the\n\nCommodore in Hongkong gave the Senior Naval officer in\n\nCanton, Commander Maxwell-Scott, a free hand to take",
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        "content_text": "Page 453\n\nThe text appears to be garbled and contains nonsensical characters, likely due to OCR errors.\n\nGenerally speaking, the Commodore in every way did all that was possible to assist.\n\nIn Shameen Commander Maxwell-Scott's efficiency and thoroughness, his promptness and resourcefulness, and his organising power were invaluable.\n\nH.M.S. \"Tarantula\" and H.M.S. \"Cicala\" were retained in Canton for the duration of the strike, while H.M.S. \"Robin\" and H.M.S. \"Moorhen\" were there during a great part of the time.\n\nNaval ratings chiefly contributed to keeping all the essential services going; they manned the pumping station; they unloaded the daily supplies of food, ice, and other things from the Hongkong steamer and landed it on the Concession; they performed a number of miscellaneous jobs on behalf of the community; and they at first assisted in patrolling the Concession.\n\nThe Marines, who were quartered in Shameen, patrolled the Concession throughout the strike from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., they guarded the British bridge night and day, and they performed various other services.\n\nH.M.S. \"Robin\" and H.M.S. \"Moorhen\" in turn protected the wharves of the Asiatic Petroleum Company and of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, situated some way down the back reach.\n\nCaptain Williams, a highly efficient officer, in addition to his regular duties, rendered particularly valuable service by his supervision of and insistence on sanitary measures.\n\never steps were required. He also sent up a body\n\nof marines at first 14, a number which later on rose to\n\n60\n\nunder Captain Williams,\n\nif required, and offered to send up a sloop as well, offer it was not found necessary to accept.",
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        "content_text": "576\n\nMALARİTO YlSVÄŗSTAQROs ventre diİN \n\n-VOLLE WIзw graniity wit agho 11 „szinte de new sielonİTA Whamno antstol »Na soukar Flung vert das? Inn] ca s »Iumbe wak✦ Peoria vers #mmon va da motratnim od «İTRUTH BUN,ragveinme tie antwerbstly to dra) Marga gine son,xistinIsbn) hetraqet ed at metres DC FREZ een di Tevenem,antrio ni sredicente tod (MINA) Ki \n\n• di aber au 109- vrew hipns entr' mi eramusTG) to D. TOCHT #6) 53тow 13 ton blure naitaand sit Du BIGÊN \n\nKIRJAITW BTer yard so ↑ The Suavel Divos tam telest on deste menia ni #I \n\n4\n\nMIMODNE LİLetnika „yd İsummon egt don heit betetto fuo noneth yn yd neved bande vuit batterque yibliOR „itorial Eaglotnuni ow? :i3 v₫ bris 15-eym Te *ORK MİJİT: add ni aalijam2*an Ita to nÉN NEM TE Arugabrey dhonda heit ft38 erart, no sukteem art \n\n- hy smitalumet exer bote alitet? wart Brit e kanalihe vuit ine,sveri te dntor #[dipraTRO astebro #ter kegyoltes asemadƐ art mere #butitta ma Mit Relojad #rolment #Jorbe a na vtinuamos s♫t Gi bevel the need oveď 1 PM #495DVg to #tumaan TavatarŃ TOI il pan, ac fan wat twit habba ad tavewer hivora JI PATİT ALQİtav srit to gooɔiytoż to Ledzneso r2 19 droë ri svag nesmenë ni haFNAROTYÖT \n\n** en tur athw #JUST. TO stayoral İROGI TISA of A baline ku ased ovari binow toddał ort detuvo \n\nml melodioUAT AL MAvmend yITSIUDISTEY STOM \n\nthose individuals who did very arduous public service as transport workers, members of the Shameen Defence Corps and so forth. Especial mention is due to two members of the community, Mr. Kearney, a Canadian, went for Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Co., and Mr. Scotchmer, an American, agent of the Texas Oil Company. These undertook the hardest and at the same time the most important job on the island, the working of the \n\nWhen the employees left pump for the water supply. \n\nShameen, the pump was discovered to have been neglected for a long time past and to be in very bad working order; there was moreover only about 5 hours' supply in the tank. It was, I understand, chiefly in connection with the water supply that the Chinese had calculated on breaking down our resistance; and Mr. Kearney and Mr. Scotchmer deserve the thanks of the community for the manner in which they tackled their task, engaging in strenuous manual labour, occasionally for as much as fourteen hours a day, and thereby saving the \n\nsituation.\n\nMany of the residents in Shameen were however not fit for such heavy work, besides which the number of \n\nIt would therefore have those available was limited. \n\nbeen found very difficult to cope with the situation had it not been for the assistance rendered by the Navy, the French Concession being of course looked after by the French Navy. As regards the British Concession, the Commodore in Hongkong gave the Senior Naval Officer in Canton, Commander Maxwell-Scott, a free hand to take",
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        "content_text": "whatever steps were required. He also sent up a body of Marines at first 14, a number which later on rose to under Captain Williams, He promised a further lot, which if required, and offered to send up a sloop as well, offer it was not found necessary to accept. Generally speaking, the Commodore in every way did all that was possible to assist.\n\nNaval\n\nIn Shameen Commander Maxwell-scott's efficiency and thoroughness, his promptness and resourcefulness, and his organising power were invaluable. H.M.S. 'Tarantula' and H.M.S. \"Cicala' were retained in Canton for the duration of the strike, while H.M.S. \"Robin' and H.M.S. \"Moorhen\" were there during a great part of the time. ratings chiefly contributed to keeping all the essential services going; they manned the pumping station; they unloaded the daily supplies of food ice, and other things from the Hongkong steamer and landed it on the Concession; they performed a number of miscellaneous jobs on behalf of the community; and they at first assisted in patrolling the Concession. The Marines, who were quartered in Shameen, patrolled the Concession throughout the strike from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. they guarded the British bridge night and day, and they performed various other services. \"Robin' and H.M.S. \"Moorhen\" in turn protected the wharves of the Asiatic Petroleum Company and of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, situated some way down the back reach. Captain Williams, a highly efficient officer, in addition to his regular duties, rendered particularly valuable service by his supervision of and insistence on sanitary measures.",
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        "content_text": "12.- \n\nOf the whole question of the boycott? \n\na settlement \n\nMR. BRENAN \n\nYog. \n\n361 \n\nMR. KEMP: Your Enquiry proposal would involve many months and perhaps even a year. Is the boycott to continue all that time? \n\nMR. CHEN: We ought not to be incapable of finding some solution. \n\nAn International Enquiry may involve large demands \n\nMR. BRENAN: on you. \n\nMR. CHEN: \n\nMR. KEMP: \n\nMR. CHEN: Whatever the Court of Enquiry decides we will abide by \n\nIs it your idea that the Court should award damages? \n\nIf the Court holds either side responsible that side would make amends. \n\nMR. BRENAN: The suggestion involves much delay. The nations concerned might not be willing to allow their nationals to take part. \n\nMR. CHEN: But the issue is of great importance. \n\nsome 100 dead. \n\nThere were \n\nMR. BRENAN: I have no desire to minimise the importance of the issue but the suggested Enquiry will not settle the question and the Chinese authorities have never before asked for an enquiry. \n\nMR. CHEN: You turn down our demands at once. Witnesses for the Enquiry is only a matter of numbers. \n\nMR. BRENAN: Sir James Jamieson and Lieut.-Commander Maxwell Scott and international witnesses are absent. \n\nMR. SOONG: We leave it to the British Legation to say whether they agree to an International Enquiry, and we will consult our Government on the counter-proposal.",
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        "content_text": "+1 \n\n2 \n\nOf the members of the Kuomintang in this province and Hong Kong, less than 10 per cent. are imbued with Communistic principles, the rest being too apathetic or too ignorant to take an intelligent interest in the conduct of affairs: by the extremist section of the former. This section is under the leadership of Chiang Chung-cheng (or Chiang Kai-shek), an extremely able and unscrupulous individual, who received a military training in Japan and Germany, has the closest relations with Moscow, and is at the moment head of the military school at Whampoa. Collaborating with him are the late Civil Governor, Liao Chung-K'ai, head of the labour unions, and Tsou Lu, president of the university. These three are rapidly establishing a dictatorship, which is likely, in the near future, to prove all-powerful. Whereas they have nominally at their disposal a force of only some 7,000 to 8,000 men, in which are included officers, cadets, and Russians, their potential strength lies in members of the labour and agricultural unions, who, in lots of 200 to 300 at a time, undergo one month's intensive training in rifle-target practice, and are then dismissed to their homes to be called out and armed when necessary. The unlimited supplies of money, rifles, Thompson and machine guns, and ammunition, which they receive regularly from Russia, enable this military training to be carried on continuously.*\n\nBy the 13th June, the Yunnanese were driven from the city and many of them massacred (see Naval Intelligence Summary, Annex V). The victors—Kuomintang, labour unions, cadets, and Russians—at once began to utilise the news of the Shanghai shooting on the 30th May as propaganda to win popularity for themselves and establish their position. The general strike in Hong Kong and South China ports commenced on the 20th June. At Canton, a monster demonstration in front of the foreign concession at Shameen was arranged for the 23rd June. As it was generally believed that this would be made an occasion for creating an incident similar to that at Shanghai, His Majesty's Consul-General sent a special note of warning to the Canton Government (see Annex IV). The demonstration took place, and soldiers on the Canton side opened fire on Shameen (though no Chinese will probably ever admit this); the fire was returned by the foreign troops in Shameen (French and British), and some fifty-two Chinese were killed, of whom about half were soldiers carrying arms (for details of the incident, see accounts by His Majesty's Consul-General, by Commander Maxwell Scott, R.N., and by Mr. Fu Ping-ch'ang in Annexes VI, V, and VII, and for details regarding Chinese killed and wounded, see Annex VIII). No women were killed. On the Shameen side, one French civilian was killed, and there were French, British, and Japanese wounded. Foreign women and children were at once evacuated to Hong Kong, and the British garrison at Shameen was strengthened by two platoons of Indian troops. On the 26th June, the Canton Commissioner for Foreign Affairs addressed the following \"five demands\" to the British and French Consuls-General (see Annex VII):\n\n\"Inasmuch as the recent massacres of Chinese subjects constitute a complete abrogation of all the laws of humanity and cannot, by universal law, be tolerated, we make the following demands:\n\n\"1. Apologies will be made by High Commissioners appointed by the Powers interested to the Government of Canton.\n\n\"2. The senior officers responsible shall be punished.\n\n\"3. With the exception of two despatch vessels, all naval units of the Powers interested shall be withdrawn.\n\n\"4. Shameen shall be returned to the Government of Kwangtung and placed under the administration thereof.\n\n\"5. The victims and their families shall be compensated.\"\n\nThe French Minister and British Chargé d'Affaires at Peking instructed their representatives at Canton to reply that they were unable to take such demands into consideration (Peking telegram No. 175 of the 29th June). Meanwhile, the strike developed into a boycott—first of the goods of all foreign Powers, but gradually narrowing down to one against British goods alone. The carrying out of the boycott strengthened the power of the strike committees by giving them revenue (from fines, &c.), which, by the end of the year, was greater than that accruing to the so-called Government. The strike committees have throughout acted as virtual masters of Canton, under the guidance of Borodin* and other Russian \"advisers\"; and they are the\n\nAt the end of June, the position of the small foreign community at Shameen (about seventy-five civilians, besides troops) appeared to be a very dangerous one. They were isolated by about 100 miles of hostile river, and were faced by a Chinese city with a population of about 1 million persons, with a rising tide of fanatical anti-foreign feeling, with a weak and treacherous Government, with a trained Communist army, and with an active band of Soviet agents straining every nerve to provoke trouble between Great Britain and China.\n\nOn the 7th July (telegram No. 182 to Paris, &c., in F2944), we consulted the Washington Treaty Powers as to the serious position in China; and as regards Canton, we said:\n\nThe aggressive attitude of the Communist Government now installed at Canton is proved by recent events, and it is impossible not to feel considerable uneasiness about the position of the foreign community at Shameen, who are on the defensive. The danger presented by Canton is not purely local. The Canton authorities possess, in the Whampoa Officers' Training School, an institution which, as His Majesty's Government are reliably informed, is a distinct military asset. It is partly staffed with Russian instructors and must be regarded as the possible nucleus of a military force which, under the conditions now prevailing, may seriously affect the whole Chinese situation. Recent incidents appear, in the opinion of His Majesty's naval authorities, to indicate the possibility of a Russo-Chinese attempt to block the passage to Canton.\n\nThe Governments of the Powers were asked for their observations on the dangerous developments throughout China, and the steps which should be taken to meet them. With the exception of France, none of the Powers had much to suggest regarding the Canton situation. The Belgian Government (Brussels telegram No. 72 of the 15th July) were doubtful as to the specifically Communist character of the Canton Government. The Japanese Government (Tokyo telegram No. 171) agreed that Canton was a \"danger spot,\" but thought that our apprehensions were exaggerated; they considered naval or military action impossible at present, and that the United States would not consent to it. The French Government replied (Paris despatch No. 1670):-\n\nIn the Canton area, where the situation is very complex and uncertain, and may develop in unexpected directions, we must act with the greatest circumspection so as to avoid further outbreaks of xenophobia. But, while limiting our action for the time being to assuring the lives and property of our nationals, we should arrange, so as not to be taken unawares by events, for the establishment of close co-operation between the British and French naval authorities, and, if possible, those of other Powers as well, so as to study the measures to be taken at the first threat of more serious trouble. These measures might aim, for instance, at the institution of surveillance over the ways of access to Canton, the Cantonese authorities being eventually notified of the decision of the Powers themselves to assure liberty of communication between Canton and the sea, as in the north of China between Peking and the sea.\n\nThis proposal of the French Government was not pursued further.\n\nThe question of operations in China was considered by the Chief of Staffs Sub-Committee on the 25th June (C.I.D. Paper, Secret, No. 617-B). Their general view was that offensive action in China on a large scale was not possible for the British Empire acting alone, and that finality could not be hoped for from any operation within our capacity. As regards Canton in particular, they observed that [at first sight, it would appear that the easiest way to strike a blow would be by means...\n\n3\n\nAccording to a report in Canton telegram No. 14 of the 22nd August; \"Latvian customs explore encountered in city in the afternoon of the 20th August a Russian soldier, of whom there are 400, who in an effusive moment volunteered statement: I fired second shot against Shameen on the 23rd June Ivanovitch fired the first, but it took us three weeks to get the promised reward out of Borodin.\"\n\n* For a general review of political conditions at Canton in the summer of 1925, see also Mr. A. L. Scott's memorandum in Annex III.\n\n✦ A memorandum by Sir R. E. Stubbs on the strike at Hong Kong will be found in Annex IX.\n\n* Ilia official position is that of adviser to the Canton Government and to the Central Committee of the Kintang. There are thirty-eight other Russian \"advisers\" (Peking despatch No. 851 in F306). Kalin is their military adviser, and Smirnov (or Semenov) chief naval adviser (Canton despatch No. 26 of 24th July).",
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        "content_text": "28\n\nSome appeared to be shoving the Chinese onlookers away, the remainder turned round, faced Shameen and were seen loading their rifles. Then the front rank opened fire straight across the creek at Shameen, the others joined in and instantaneously the firing became intense all the way down as far as I could see. They then scattered in all directions and took up positions behind any available cover in the houses and continued the attack,\n\n\"In a very short space of time I found bullets splashing round the consul-general and myself, so we retreated hurriedly.\n\n\"The Lewis gun detachment stationed overhead (No. 1) observed the firing at us, and bullets were also coming over their sandbag protection. They opened fire on the soldiers; the other Lewis gun detachments on their right were also being peppered and also opened fire.\n\n\"Directly I got up into No. 1 gun's position I ordered 'cease firing' with the intention of avoiding all unnecessary fighting. In the nature of things it was a short time before the further guns and the specials could be stopped. Very little firing really took place on our part.\n\n11\n\nThe soldiers continued firing, sniping from various points of vantage. When they became too accurate and persistent a few rounds of Lewis gun or rifle were dealt out to them, but soon afterwards I ordered all firing to cease unless the enemy became dangerous.\n\n\"After about an hour all firing ceased. Meanwhile, during a comparative lull about a quarter hour after the start, I managed to get to my headquarters at the consulate.\n\n\"On the left of the British bridge only a few rounds were fired by us, it being necessary to deal with some snipers in the buildings opposite.\n\n\"Similar action was taken by the French in their part of the island.\n\n\"One naval rating, Petty Officer Robert M. Chalmers, official No. J.15613, was wounded in the hand, and three civilians, one fairly seriously, the others slightly.\n\n\"In the French concession one civilian was killed and one wounded.\n\nThree Japanese civilians were wounded, one of whom was close to one of our Lewis gun positions before we opened fire.\n\n\"I have no doubt myself, and all evidence confirms the opinion, that this was a deliberate 'incident' engineered by a section of the local Government.\n\n\"I understand the Chinese casualties were roughly thirty killed and seventy wounded.\n\nC\n\nOne bullet pierced the water-tank and reduced the water supply until the damage can be repaired.\n\n\"The defence forces remained on duty till 6 o'clock this morning, when the specials were withdrawn; the naval parties remain at their posts.\n\n\"The enormous handicap Shameen suffers under from defence and communication points of view were very evident. To communicate or pass from one block to another means crossing a bullet-swept street. Bullets were also coming down Central Avenue from the French bridge end. Some telephone communication was fixed up, but is not very satisfactory, there being no exchange on the island.\n\n\"The Chinese authorities have written accusing us and the French of deliberately creating this incident. In these circumstances the danger of further attacks is very prominent. I have therefore to-day asked for troops to be sent up.\n\n\"The number of men available from the gunboats is not sufficient to keep our lines manned for more than a day or two without relief.\n\n\"We are also running the water-works and freezing installation, and the danger of attack from the water side must be guarded against.\n\n\"Further report will be made when details are available.\n\n\"Sir,\n\nI have, &c.\n\n\"M. MAXWELL SCOTT, Commander.\n\n\"S.N.O., West River.\"\n\n\"Commander Scott to Commodore, Hong Kong.\n\n\"H.M.S. Tarantula,' at Canton, June 30, 1925.\n\n\"I have the honour, in continuation of my letter of the 24th June, 1925, to report that there is no doubt that the soldiers who started the firing belonged to that section of the Cantonese army trained by Russians at the military academy\n\n29\n\nof Whampoa. Full of confidence engendered by their easy victories over Chen Cheng Ming's troops and the Yunnanese army, they may have readily thought that they could take Shameen. In any case, there is no doubt that they had expressed that intention on the previous day.\n\n\"His Britannic Majesty's consul-general is, however, willing to believe that the local Government were not directly cognizant of their intentions.\n\n\"Whether or no their attack was meant seriously or merely to create an 'incident' it is impossible to say, but, if the former, it is providential that it took place before the whole Shakee Creek was lined with troops. The creek had so many sampans alongside the Chinese side and the tide was at such a height that a determined rush would have probably succeeded in getting many men into Shameen and through our defence line.\n\n\"The number of casualties on the Chinese side is stated to be thirty-seven killed, including one woman and one teacher and four students of the Canton Christian College, and eighty wounded.\n\n\"After firing the first few volleys the soldiers took up positions of vantage in the houses and behind the pillars supporting the verandahs and continued to fire rapidly. It is inevitable under the circumstances that some unfortunate civilians should suffer, especially from ricochet bullets, but the only case that I have been able to ascertain of a man not in uniform being fired at by the British forces was that of an individual who drew a Mauser pistol from under his clothes.\n\n\"In connection with the order given by me to cease firing when I reached our Lewis-gun post by the British bridge, I would draw attention to the service performed by Petty Officer Robert M. Chalmers, official No. J.15613, who ran down our front line under heavy fire and blew the signal for 'cease fire' continuously until, just as he was passing the Victoria Hotel, he was hit in both hands and fell into the hotel verandah.\n\n\"Two platoons of Indian troops arrived in Shameen on the 25th June and took over that part of the line stretching from the British bridge to the western end of the island. They were at first quartered in tents, but yesterday they were moved into a convenient house, the building of which has just been completed.\n\n\"The officer in command assures me that his men are comfortable and happy. Their keenness is very evident.\n\n\"The Shameen special police have shown great keenness and energy in carrying out many\n\nvaried duties besides taking their share in guard duties; their spirit\n\ncould be no better.\n\n\"Commanding officers, officers and ship's companies have one and all shown great cheeriness and devotion to duty. Their health remains good.\n\n\"The leak in the water-tank has been temporarily plugged, and I have taken the precaution of filling the swimming bath, which now holds 90,000 gallons of drinking water.\n\n\"Informal conversations are being carried on through the good offices of the American and German consuls-general and other neutrals, and the atmosphere is less tense.\n\n\"No soldiers have lately been observed in the vicinity of Shameen.\n\n\"The custom-house was partially reopened on the 29th June; this should tend to ease the situation.\n\n\"His Britannic Majesty's consul-general has assured the neutral mediators that there is no intention of bringing up more troops; for this reason I have stopped the R.E. detachment from landing.\n\n\"I have, &c.\n\nANNEX VI.\n\n\"M. MAXWELL SCOTT, Commander,\n\n\"S.N.O., West River.\"\n\n[F3473/194/10]\n\nConsul-General Jamieson to Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Received July 28.) (No. 5.)\n\nSir,\n\nCanton, June 25, 1925. WITH reference to the local political situation, I have the honour to enclose herewith, for your information, copies of my despatches Nos. 46 and 47 of to-day's date to His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Peking.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. W. JAMIESON.\n\n509",
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        "content_text": "30\n\nEnclosure 1.\n\nConsul-General Jamieson to Mr. Palairet.\n\n(No. 46.) Sir,\n\nIN continuation of my despatches Nos. 44 and 45 of the 22nd and 23rd instant, I have the honour to report further on the local situation as follows:-\n\nCanton, June 25, 1925\n\nIn the forenoon of the 23rd, knowing that a monster demonstration was going to take place in the course of the day, the naval and civilian defence units of the British and French concessions took up their allotted posts with strict instructions—at least on this side—to keep, in so far as it was possible to do so, out of sight, and all persons not on duty were forbidden to appear on the back creek, opposite to the road along which the procession was to pass, so that nothing which might be construed as provocation could be charged against us. These orders were strictly observed. Through a British subject, recently engaged as liaison police officer by the city police, a request was the previous evening addressed to the French consulate that permission be given for the procession to enter Shameen by the French bridge and to leave by the British bridge, which request was of course not entertained.\n\nAt 11 A.M. two motor cars passed along the Shakee Street, on the other side of the canal, and distributed leaflets, signed by the cadets of the military school of the Kuangtung army, calling upon all and sundry to eject the foreigner. At about 2:30 P.M. the procession was at the end of the Shakee Street, which commences at the gate of the French bridge, and proceeded along the north bank of the canal. The only persons in the vicinity of our bridge were myself, the British senior naval officer, the superintendent of Shameen police, one or two naval officers, a member of my staff and some unarmed Chinese police, who, being Hakkas, had not walked out with the rest of the Chinese on the island on the 21st. (The customs employees left on the 23rd and the post office employees on the 24th) Unarmed Chinese police lined the road on the other side at intervals of about 50 yards and a company of armed soldiers took up positions under the verandahs of Chinese shops in the neighbourhood of the bridge. Three-quarters of the procession, consisting of labour, agricultural and other unions, marched along in an orderly manner with flags and banners, and I was actually on the point of leaving to send a telegram that all had passed off peacefully, when the senior naval officer remarked to me that perhaps it would be as well to wait until the students came along. In the course of a few minutes bodies of male and female students came in sight, and, on crossing the invisible line separating the British from the French concession, started to raise what I assumed to be college yells, and, in so far as I could understand, calling for cheers for the Kuo Min Tang. In other respects they did not differ from those preceding them.\n\nImmediately following on was a body of armed military cadets, dressed in dark bluish-grey uniforms, who halted at a point some 50 yards east of the bridge-head. I had in the meantime noticed a man get on a box at the mouth of Shoe Lane, which debouches on the canal side, and wave a fan, and at the same time an excited person waving a flag shouted derision at our party.\n\nSome members of the procession fell out, as I thought, to listen to what was being said, when suddenly a rifle shot was heard, and the procession broke up in disorder, rushing for shelter. Half a minute afterwards a volley was fired on to Shameen, and it was only when I found bullets spattering all around me that I realised that an attack was contemplated and beat a hasty retreat, as did those with me. Finding the senior naval officer and myself under fire, which was likewise affecting them, one of our posts in a building to the west of the bridge returned the fire, which was stopped on Commander Maxwell-Scott reaching it. As, however, firing at the island still continued, the other posts opened fire likewise, as did the French posts. This is all I personally witnessed.\n\nFiring from our side lasted intermittently for about 10 minutes, until the orders to cease fire could reach the further posts, all ways of communication being under fire. After this occasional shots were necessary to deal with snipers, who were very persistent on the other side. Even this was soon stopped by orders not to reply unless they became too dangerous. About 4:30 all firing on both sides stopped. The casualties on Shameen were French non-combatant killed, 7-8 Europeans and Japanese wounded, including 1 British subject—also non-combatant—comparatively seriously, and the Commissioner of Customs slightly. The casualties on the other side are reported to be 37 killed, including 1 woman, 4 students of the Canton Christian College and a teacher, and about 80 wounded.\n\nA despatch on subsequent developments follows.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. W. JAMIESON,\n\n31\n\nEnclosure 2.\n\nAn Announcement concerning the Case of the Shanghai Butchery.\n\n(Translation.)\n\nBROTHERS: The great slaughter which the imperialists hoped and planned for began in Shanghai on the 30th day of the 5th month. It was extended to Hankow, then to Tsingtao, and now at last it has reached the revolutionary capital of Kwangchow. Shameen Japanese supplied weapons and incited Chinese workmen to kill Chinese workmen.\n\nWith the inner propensities of wolves and dogs the cruel and inhuman imperialists (Britain and Japan), intending piecemeal to seize China, accordingly do not hesitate to adopt primitive savagery and the most cruel methods in order to repress the movements of the Chinese people and to harass their active vanguard, viz., the labourers and students.\n\nThis is a life and death crisis for us Chinese. If we do not rise and fight them we shall be their slaves for ever, and for ever encounter their butchery.\n\nThe whole populace of our country must rise up as one and immediately cancel all unequal treaties and overthrow imperialism.\n\nBROTHERS, HASTE TO ARISE, HASTE TO ARISE.\n\nThe Military College of the Nationalist Party (Luk Kwan).\n\nEnclosure 3.\n\nHASTE TO ARISE.\n\nConsul-General Jamieson to Mr. Palairet.\n\n(No. 47.) Sir,\n\nCanton, June 25, 1925.\n\nIN continuation of my immediately preceding despatch, I have the honour to report that yesterday morning Mr. Robert Norman came to see me at 8:30 to tell me that the events of the preceding day had created a violent anti-foreign feeling not only in Government circles, but amongst the populace, and to ask me to be good enough to furnish him with a statement as to what actually took place, so that he might be in a position to correct wrong impressions.\n\nThis of course was at once furnished, and whilst we were talking there was handed to me a despatch from the Civil Governor, holding me responsible for all that had happened and accusing me of having committed a premeditated outrage. An identic despatch was addressed to my French and Portuguese colleagues.\n\nI enclose copies of my reply thereto, and of a letter from M. Leurquin anticipating the Civil Governor's protest.\n\nMr. da Horta contented himself with a two-line note denying that the \"Patria\" had fired a single shot. The other consuls—de carrière and merchant—received an identic communication couched in the usual terms of protest. My American colleague was requested to visit the Civil Governor at 1 P.M., with a view to seeing what could be done by way of mediation. Accompanied by Captain Cousten of the United States navy, Mr. Jenkins went into the Yamen, where he was met by Mr. Fu Ping-hsiang, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, and the upshot of the conversation appears to have been that ultimately some sort of commission of investigation is to be set up, on which it was suggested that the American and the German consuls might sit, with a view to collecting statements on oath as to what actually occurred.\n\nI have let it be known, and my French colleague concurs in this with me, that I am quite prepared to assist in procuring such evidence, but that I will not permit any...\n\n510",
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        "content_text": "493\n\n(8)\n\nthe Kuo-min-Tang. In other respects they did not differ from those preceding them.\n\nImmediately following on was a body of armed military cadets dressed in dark bluish-grey uniforms, who halted at a point some fifty yards east of the bridgehead. I had in the meantime noticed a man get on a box at the mouth of Shoe Lane, which debouches on the canal side, and wave a fan, and at the same time an excited person waving a flag shouted derision at our party.\n\nSome members of the procession fell out, as I thought, to listen to what was being said, when suddenly a rifle shot was heard, and the procession broke up in disorder, rushing for shelter. Half a minute afterwards a volley was fired on to Shameen, and it was only when I found bullets spattering all round me that I realized that an attack was contemplated, and beat a hasty retreat, as did those with me. Finding the S.N.O. and myself under fire, which was likewise affecting them, one of our posts in a building to the west of the bridge returned the fire, which was stopped on Commander Maxwell Scott reaching it. As, however, firing at the island still continued, the other posts opened fire likewise, as did the French posts. This is all I personally witnessed.\n\n(Sd.) J. W. JAMIESON.\n\n(9)\n\n## APPENDIX F\n\nFull text of the Note dated 13th July, 1925, addressed by Mr. C. M. Palairet, C.M.G., British Chargé d'Affaires, Peking, to the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs.\n\nSir,\n\nI had the honour to address a Note to Your Excellency on the 25th ultimo protesting against the firing by Chinese on the island of Shameen on 23rd June. I have now received a dispatch from His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton relating what took place on the occasion in question. The substance is as follows:-\n\nIn the forenoon of 23rd June, knowing that a monster demonstration was to take place in the course of the day, the Naval and civilian guards charged with the defence of the British and French Concessions took up their allotted posts with strict instructions to keep as far as possible out of sight. All persons not on duty were forbidden to show themselves on Shameen opposite to the road along which the procession was to pass, in order to prevent any appearance of provocation. Those orders were strictly observed.\n\nAt 11 a.m. two motor-cars passed along opposite Shameen distributing leaflets issued in the name of the commander of the Kwangtung army, of violently inflammatory nature, calling on the public to rise and fight the Imperialist foreigners.\n\nAt 2.30 p.m. whilst the procession was passing opposite to Shameen, the only persons in the vicinity of the bridge connecting the British Concession with the mainland were His Majesty's Consul-General and a member of his staff, several Naval officers, the Superintendent of the Shameen police and several unarmed Chinese police. On the mainland unarmed Chinese police lined the road at intervals of about fifty yards, and a company of armed soldiers took up positions under the verandahs of the Chinese shops in the neighbourhood of the bridge.",
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        "content_text": "COPY.\n\n(F_707/43/10)\n\nNo. 22.\n\nCopy to Peking.\n\nBritish Embassy,\n\nTokyo.\n\nJanuary 12th, 1928.\n\nSir,\n\n209.\n\nI have the honour to inform you that on receipt\n\nof a telegram from the Commander-in-Chief, China Station,\n\nI enquired of the Japanese Government on the 6th instant\n\nwhether Captain Maxwell-Scott in H.M.S. \"Bruce\", with two\n\ndestroyers, might proceed to the Pescadores in order to\n\ndiscuss with Japanese Commander at Makau the question of\n\na joint Anglo-Japanese patrol of Bias Bay for the\n\nsuppression of pirates.\n\n2. I now transmit translation of a note which I\n\nhave received in reply stating that Japanese Ministry of\n\nMarine would prefer to let the Commander of the \"Uji\"\n\ndiscuss the question with the British Naval Authorities.\n\n3. I mentioned the matter to the Minister for\n\nForeign Affairs again on the 10th January, but it is\n\nnot one in which His Excellency ever shows any interest.\n\nI have, etc.,\n\n(Signed) John Tilley.\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nSir Austen Chamberlain, K.G., M.P.,\n\netc.,\n\netc.,\n\netc.\n\nPage 180\n\nPage 181",
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        "content_text": "ABY.\n\nTRANSLATION NO. 8.\n\nC\n\nJanuary 7th, 1928.\n\n210\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of January 6th last, in which you state that you desire to learn the views of the Imperial Government in regard to the proposal of the British Commander-in-Chief on the China Station to send Captain Maxwell-Scott, commanding H.M.S. \"Bruce\", together with two destroyers to Macao in order to discuss the question of a joint patrol of Bias Bay with the Commander-in-Chief there.\n\nIn reply, I have the honour to state that I referred the matter to the Ministry of Marine, who are of the opinion that it would be preferable to let the Commander of H.I.J.M.S. \"Uji\", now stationed at Canton, discuss the question with the British naval authorities at Hongkong.\n\nI avail, etc.\n\nGiichi Tanaka,\n\nBaron,\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs.\n\nH.E. Sir John Tilley,\n\nBritish Ambassador,\n\nTokyo.",
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        "title": "CO129-521-4 Piracy in Chinese waters- China Navigation Company Ltd- H.M. Attorney General; responsibility of British Government... 24-6-1930 - 23-4-1931",
        "content_text": "44\n\nand the Naval Authorities, and, to ensure the greater effectiveness of such co-operation, the appointment of a Naval representative on any committee convened to deal with matters relating to Piracy prevention is most desirable.\n\nNEILAGE S. BROWN,\n\n(Sgd.)\n\nRepresentative Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.\n\n(Sgd.)\n\nT. N. CHAU,\n\nRepresentative The Chinese Chamber of Commerce.\n\n(Sgd.)\n\nT. T. LAURENSON,\n\nJanuary, 1925.\n\nRepresentative Combined China Coast Officers & Engineers Guilds.\n\nNOTES ON PIRACY AND ITS PREVENTION,\n\nBy the Senior Naval Officer in Charge of West River Patrols.\n\n(Commander M. R. J. Maxwell Scott, D.S.O., R.N.)\n\nThese notes refer purely to piracy in the waters between Canton, Kongmun and Hong Kong and the Delta in between, the question of sea-going trade on the China coast is not touched upon.\n\n(1) The only permanent cure for piracy in these waters is an efficient local Government determined to put down crime and having the necessary resources in men and money to keep up a river patrol and a trained body of police and detectives. The goodwill of the local gentry and village headsmen is also necessary, whether it is obtained spontaneously or by fear of consequences.\n\n(2) During the last nine months conditions in Kwangtung Province have been chaotic and there has been no law or order throughout the country districts. In March last conversations were opened with the Chinese Officials with a view to getting their agreement to the British Naval Forces co-operating with their appointed representative against the pirates. After a good deal of patience and negotiation Dr. Sun's Government agreed to co-operation. It was obvious from the start that the Chinese officials were suspicious of our motives and there was and is a strong party against co-operation with a foreign power. However after various delays a start was made and the Pearl River area was dealt with and considered clear by the end of April. The intention was then to carry on and deal with each troublesome area in turn, but every sort of obstacle began to arise and the Canton situation dominated the whole question. The British Naval Forces were practically tied hand and foot to Canton and the defence of the great interests there. Starting with the Shameen bomb outrage and progressing through the Shameen strike to the Volunteer Arms question, which concluded with the burning of parts of Canton and the disarming of the Canton Merchant Volunteers, there was hardly a breathing space during which any extensive campaign against the pirates could be even considered. As fast as one crisis was past and attention turned to anti-piracy another crisis arose in Canton.\n\n(3) In spite of all this interruption a great deal has been done to deal with the piracy evil. General Li Fook Lum, the appointed Chinese official to deal with the pirates, has been enormously handicapped by want of men and money and especially gunboats or armed launches. An even greater handicap is the tremendous jealousy between all the various provincial troops and their commanders. All districts are parcelled out between these military commanders who extort what is possible out of their areas. They are much too busy doing this to have time or inclination to bother about pirates who do not damage their own pockets and in many cases no doubt contribute to their fortunes as",
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