Correspondence on the reluctance of the Washington Treaty powers, apart from Britain, to accept the introduction of surtaxes, particularly Japan and USA; refusal of Inspector General of Chinese Maritime Customs to co-operate in any way with Canton Government over establishment of the rival Customs Inspectorate; question of granting de jure instead of de facto recognition to Canton Government; continuing boycott of British goods and shipping; passenger and cargo statistics from Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.; police reports of frontier incidents in the New Territories; announcement of Nationalist Government's move from Canton to Wuchang; reports on political and military situation in China; negotiations between Consul General at Hankow and Eugene Chen over Customs Inspectorate and the recognition of the Canton Government as the legitimate government of China; the sending of Chinese troops to Bias Bay, ostensibly to comply with British requests to eliminate piracy in the area; report of V. M. Smith (Indian Government official) on effect of Chinese situation on Indian interests.

Correspondents include L.S. Amery, the Consuls General at Shanghai, Hankow, Canton and Nanking, and O'Malley (the Charge d'Affaires of the British Legation at Peking).