[PW] 1922(?) Bombing in Hong Kong

[Bye, Dan J]

Although there was civil war in China and strikes in Hong Kong around that time, I can find no indication from my searches of The Times that there were any assassination attempts.   Perhaps India was meant, and the story has become a bit altered?  Even so, I couldn't find any Indian assassination stories from around then either.

The Seaman's Strike seems relevant, though it was apparently settled by March 1922. But have you looked at what was happening with US immigration law at the time?  There was a quota system in place, and might that not also be a relevant consideration?

See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Quota_Act
and
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/id/87718.htm
and
http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/Legislation%20from%201901-1940.pdf

Dan

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> Dear listmates,
> 
> I volunteer at my local Family History Center and help people 
> research their families.  I am stuck on trying to determine 
> the veracity of a family story.  The patron's father came to 
> the U.S. from India via Hong Kong.  I have found the father 
> on a ship manifest, arriving at San Francisco December 5, 
> 1923, from Hong Kong (so far, so good).  The story is that 
> the father said that he had tried to come a year earlier but 
> was detained in Hong Kong for a year because of a bombing 
> attempt on the viceroy there.  I have tried some creative 
> Googling but haven't found anything useful.  I appreciate any 
> leads or pointers to sources I can check on my own.  And no, 
> I do not read Chinese, unfortunately.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Janice Sellers
> Oakland, California
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