Correspondence

Title

Correspondence

Shelfmark

MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 4 / 2

Summary

Correspondence on the payment of surtaxes, reluctantly accepted by the British but opposed by Japan and USA; the need to negotiate with the Canton Government to prevent the destruction of the Chinese Maritime Customs; passenger statistics from the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., and reports on trade between Hong Kong and China, including police reports of frontier incidents; extension of the campaign to boycott British goods and shipping in Canton and Swatow; persistent rumours of Chiang Kai-shek's death, quashed by interviews given later to Consul General in Canton and to the press; reports of piracy in Bias Bay; reports on the political and military situation in China, as the North's position weakened; reports of Russian activities in Canton, including the replacement of General Galen as Chief Military Adviser; growing conflict between British and Chinese authorities over the establishment of a Customs Inspectorate; appointment of Sir Miles Lampson as Minister to the British Legation in Peking.

Correspondents include L.S. Amery, Sir Ronald Macleay, the Consuls General at Canton and Swatow, Sir Miles Lampson, Rear Admiral Stirling, Sir Shou son Chow, and Dr. R.H. Kotewall.

Date

1-30 Nov 1926

Language

English

Physical extent

202 Leaves