Correspondence
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 2 / 4
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Title
Correspondence
Shelfmark
MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 352 / 2 / 4
Summary
Correspondence on the proceedings of the boycott negotiations in Canton, delayed until after the anniversary of the Shameen Shakee shooting incident over which the Canton Government demanded an international inquiry; attempts by the Canton Strike Committee to force the Chinese Maritime Customs staff to join a Customs union; the seizure of a Hong Kong Police motor boat and its crew, on the Sham Chun River, by strike pickets; the question of whether to relax the China arms embargo; suitable projects for the Boxer Indemnity Fund to sponsor.
Correspondents include L.S. Amery, Sir Ronald Macleay, the Consul Generals at Canton, Yunnanfu, and Hankow, Colonel F. Hayley Bell, Sir Shou son Chow, Dr. R.H. Kotewall, Eugene Chen, George Mounsey (Colonial Office), J.H. Kemp, Lt. Col. Montagu Bates, A.E. Wood, W.G. Gerrard, and E.C.D. Wolfe.
Date
16 Mar-20 Jul 1926
Language
English
Physical extent
142 Leaves
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Collection contents
Hong Kong papers
Correspondence
Correspondence
