INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(The Secretary of State)
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IMMEDIATE No. 1194
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"Peking No. 497
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SITREP as at 09 1800. My telegram 1166.
The placing of bombs in public places has continued but there have been further cases of bomb- throwing. Public transport has again been attacked and there have been renewed outbreaks of mob violence particularly in the Western District of the island. There is still only a limited train service from Canton. Police have recovered a quantity of explosives and have continued to raid Communist premises including a group of buildings in North Point which was a centre for disturbances during early July (my telegram 1014 refers). On the border the situation remains tense. There has been one incident at Stk and another at Man Kam To in addition to that reported in my telegram 1171.
2. There have been thirty one bomb incidents in the last six days. Twenty two of these were dealt with by bomb disposal teams and there were nine explosions in one of which the bomber was seriously hurt. A new departure was the sending of two parcel bombs, both successfully dealt with, to major European firms. On the 7th August police recovered some ninety nine sticks of dynamite, a number of detonators and lengths of fuse which had apparently been abandoned in a hurry on the outskirts of Kowloon.
3. On 5th August in Kowloon 4 auxiliary police on water stand point duty were attacked by a mob armed with hammers, two being injured. On 5th and 6th August two gatherings of students one on each side of the harbour could have caused trouble but quickly dispersed when police arrived. Early on 7th August a group was disturbed putting up inflammatory posters in Nathan Road. During
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