Correspondence on proposed amendment to Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance; Lampson's opinion that independent British anti-piracy action would be inadvisable; military and political report; Brenan advocates complying with Canton in appointing their nominee as manager of Chinese Telegraph Office; Amery requests Southorn's opinion on possibility of harbour master inspecting British emigration ships; Clementi proposes acceptance of Canton nominee for Chinese Telegraph Office, and Amery agrees; political report; shipment of industrial explosives from Hamburg to China and elsewhere via Hong Kong and Singapore; Army orders on movement of British battalions in Hong Kong; departure of Li Chai Sum from Canton to Shanghai; proposal for loan of three million dollars by Hong Kong syndicate to Canton; imprisonment in Canton of Englishman charged with evading wine tax; Southorn supports proposed loan, but Lampson advises against it, as does Brenan; demand of compensation for imprisonment of Englishman (Lillicrap) in Canton, which Brenan suggests should be made before the loan negotiations can proceed; Southorn in favour of not actively opposing the loan proposal; political report; report by Lampson on situation in Peking following capture by Nationalists, and comments by Foreign Office on relations between British Government and Nationalist Government; interview between Lampson and Marshal Li Chai-Sum; notification by Chinese to Portuguese Government of ending of Chinese-Portuguese Treaty; Canton refuse to pay compensation in Lillicrap case; Lampson agrees to transport of Chinese troops on British ships; political report; proposals by Chu for settling Lillicrap case, but Brenan disapproves as they imply recognition of wine tax; withdrawal of garrison at Shameen.