Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1923, Volume I

893.00/4819: Telegram

The Minister in China (Schurman) to the Secretary of State

Peking, January 16, 1923—5 p.m.
[Received January 16—9:34 a.m.]

20. Following from Consul at Canton:

“January 16, 11 a.m. Yunnan-Kwangsi army occupied Samshui. Chen Chiung-ming left Canton believed for Hong Kong. Local troops ready to change sides.”

Schurman