Correspondence
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 11 / 4
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 11 / 4
Summary
Correspondence on civil wars in China: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peking, in favour of Northern Government restraining itself to controlling Northern Provinces, and the South being united under Chiang Kai-Shek; Nanking about to break off relations with Russia because of Russian involvement in Canton outbreak; damage in Canton is very great, and many people suspected of being Communist sympathisers have been killed; discovery of communist plot to stage similar outbreak in Wuhan; new uprising by members of Peasants Corps and labour unions in Canton, put down by Li Fuk Lam; shows that Communists are completely opposed to the Kuomintang; Russian consulates to be expelled from Nanking and Hankow, where a number of communists have been arrested; international anti-piracy action now unlikely because of American reluctance to participate; execution of Soviet Vice-Consul among other Russians in Canton, where situation still not calm; re-appearance of Chiang Kai-shek as head of Kuangsi party to negotiate anti-Russian policy; Chen Ching-wen proposed as new manager of Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong; General Li Fuk-Lam willing to receive Wang Shiu-Lung back in Canton to help restore order; deportation of Soviet Consul's staff from Hankow; secret departure of Wang Ching-wei from Shanghai; report on serious financial condition of Hong Kong University, and launch of appeal to fund a Chinese School; Draft Estimate of Income and expenditure for 1928, University of Hong Kong; report on causes and effects of Communist outbreak in Canton; request by USSR for German Government to safeguard Russian interests in Chinese Nationalist Government territories; request for permission for Russians to transit from Canton through Hong Kong; agreement of Japanese Government to consultations on joint Anglo-Japanese anti-piracy action; cessation of train services to Canton; in Hankow, municipal funds to be kept in Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank; Chinese Government requests postponement of execution of Chinese under death sentence for S.S. Irene piracy, which Lampson proposes to ignore; military report; political report on situation in Canton, where the forces of Cheung Fat-fui have been withdrawn; protection through British territory offered to Russian Consulate staff from Canton; General Cheng Chien has fled from Hankow; Canton retaken by Li Chai-sum and Wang Shui-hung.
Date
15-31 Dec 1927
Language
English
Physical extent
109 Leaves
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Collection contents
Hong Kong papers
Correspondence
Correspondence
