Correspondence
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 10 / 2
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 10 / 2
Summary
Correspondence on registration of Eugene Chen from the Wuhan Government, and his replacement by Ku Meng-yu; report on local situation in Hankow; necessity for Canton to follow policy adopted at Shanghai over tonnage dues; visit by General Li Chai-sum to a conference at Wuchow; report by James Chang on communist activities and a plot to kill the Governor-General of Netherlands, India and the Attorney-General of the Netherlands' colonies; fears that the new Nanking taxation scheme will revive the fiscal "blockade" of Hong Kong (1868-1887); Eugene Chen hopes that the Nanking faction will fail militarily and that he will become the MFA of a United Kuomintang (KMT) Government; announcement by Stamp Tax Bureau at Kiangsu that new tax on alcohol will be collected; British ships are to pay treaty dues to Consulate in Shanghai and proceed to sea with consular clearance; unexpected arrival of Chiang Kai-shek accompanied by Chang Ching-chiang in Shanghai, fuelling rumours that he will shortly be eliminated, Nanking and Hankow will reunite and Feng Yu-hsiang will be left as leader of Nationalist armies; role of the consulates in the collection of taxes and the protection of foreign shipping; Japanese Minister's discussions with the leaders of the Nanking Government on the tariff issue; press announcement of Chiang Kai-shek's retirement from the Nanking Government; Director of Hankow Concession orders all ratepayers to pay taxes in silver; question of tonnage dues and surtax levies on coastal shipping; Chiang Kai-shek publishes a manifesto explaining why he resigned and urging the others to resist the Communists; Swatow commissioner of customs told to bring into force Nanking Government's new import tariff; foreign Consul-Generals at Shanghai send identical telegram to American, French, British and Japanese Ministers in Peking on the imposition of new tariff scheme, which they wish to postpone or cancel; Wei-hai-wei Minister suggests putting into effect Shanghai naval plan of defence; the political situation after Chiang Kai-shek's departure; Fukien Government protests to Nanking Government over abolition of likin.; O'Malley tells Shanghai Consul that informal conversations with the Chinese authorities are pointless; meeting of Japanese and British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai at which they agree that co-operation between the governments is essential to fight "illegal taxes"; discussions between the British Consul at Hankow and General Tang Sheng-chih on the military and political situation; confidential print on the major military and political leaders in China; meeting between Liang Shin-yi, Premier of China in 1921 and an adviser of Marshal Chang Tso-lin, and Clementi on the political and commercial situation; Amery tells Clementi that no more opium is to be supplied to Macao.
Date
11-19 Aug 1927
Language
English
Physical extent
78 Leaves
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Collection contents
Hong Kong papers
Correspondence
Correspondence
