Correspondence

Title

Correspondence

Shelfmark

MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 3 / 2

Summary

Correspondence on reports of anti-British activities involving the strike pickets and successful naval action taken against them in Canton and Swatow; reports on the civil war in China; private talks between Eugene Chen and Brenan, and an agreement to allow the Canton Government to police the wharves, provided the British withheld naval activity in Canton; support by Clementi for continued action against the pickets and for legal recognition of the Canton Government by Britain; the successful voyage of two Jardine Matheson steamers from Hong Kong to Canton; the proposal by the Canton Government to end the boycott on October 10, and to institute surtaxes on imported goods; the involvement of the Hong Kong Government in the funding by the Tung Wah Hospital Committee of an abortive coup against the Canton Government; the growing opposition between Sun Chuan Fang and Chiang Kai-shek; speeches made by Sun Fo identifying the Canton Government completely with the Strike Committee; a report of a meeting of the Canton Chamber of Commerce to develop the anti British economic boycott.

Correspondents include L.S. Amery, Sir Ronald Macleay, the Consul Generals at Canton, Shanghai, Swatow and Yunnanfu, Rear Admiral Stirling, Dr. R.H. Kotewall, E.R. Hallifax, J.R. Kemp, Eugene Chen, W.C. Gerrard, D.G.M. Bernard, and the Governor of Singapore.

Date

1-30 Sep 1926

Language

English

Physical extent

266 Leaves