Correspondence on the controversy between the powers over the acceptance of surtaxes to be levied by Chinese authorities, and the threat by the Canton Government to set up a Customs Inspectorate to rival the Maritime Customs; police reports on trade across the New Territories border, passenger and cargo statistics from the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Ltd., and the increase of anti-British economic activity in Canton; the threat of closure of the John G. Kerr Hospital for the Insane in Canton, due to Union activity; reports on the state of the civil war in China, including rumours of the death of Chiang Kai-shek.

Correspondents include Sir Ronald Macleay, the Consul Generals at Canton and Swatow, and Eugene Chen.