Correspondence
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 2 / 2
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 2 / 2
Summary
Correspondence on the instability of the Peking Government, under pressure from the northern war lords, in particular Wu Pei-fu; the purge of leading members of the Canton Government by Chiang Kai-shek; action taken by strike pickets against foreign shipping; appeals made by Clementi to the Willingdon Delegation to support Hong Kong University, an unofficial visit to Hong Kong by Lord Willingdon, and the Delegation's decision not to visit Canton or Hong Kong but to invest money in the proposed Canton Hankow railway scheme.
Correspondents include Sir Ronald Macleay, L.S. Amery, the Consul Generals at Canton, Shanghai and Hankow, S.P. Waterlow (Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies), and Lord Willingdon.
Date
2-31 May 1926
Language
English
Physical extent
60 Leaves
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Collection contents
Hong Kong papers
Correspondence
Correspondence
