Semi-Official Letters, Canton 1911-1912
'Canton 1911-1912'. "Refers to the genesis ad development of the nationalist movement in Canton and South China, and more especially deals with the manner in which the Customs Service under quasi-foreign control, continued to function unchanged under existing principles of administration skillfully...
| Order number: |
PP MS 2, Maze, Semi-Official Letters, Canton 1911-12 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1911 - 1912 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
PP MS 2, Maze, Semi-Official Letters, Canton 1911-12 |
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| Summary: |
'Canton 1911-1912'. "Refers to the genesis ad development of the nationalist movement in Canton and South China, and more especially deals with the manner in which the Customs Service under quasi-foreign control, continued to function unchanged under existing principles of administration skillfully established by Sir Robert Hart and in the 1860s and subsequently adhered to mutatis mutandis by Sir Francis Aglen and myself" - Sir Frederick Maze. Includes information on local revolt; amendments to West River Regulations; opening of Heungchow; New Custom House plans; Attack on Admiral Li; Canton-Kowloon railway; smuggling: preventative measures; stations at Kwong Chow Wan; Canton and the Rebellion; Viceroy's flight; munitions of war from Japan; the salt monopoly; vist of Dr Sun Yat-Sen. |
| Previous numbers: |
MS 285232 |
| Extent: |
1 vol |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Archive |