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1 remarked that the Portarusse could sexro-ly be «pect-
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ed to stop the harbour works for ever, with the result that the
port would silt up and became uneless; and, speaking unofficial-
ly, 1 enquired what the Chinese attitude would be if I agreed
to urge the cessation of the harbour works on ocrdition that
the Crinere proceeded to delimitation without further delay.
Fis axe ellenoy replic that he faxred the suggestion was
hardly feasible: he added, JAN * counter suggestion, that the
Cantonese sight wire: to withdraw their ship unu troops on con-
dition the works were stopped.
1 replied that such a macreation was wiræasonable and
one-sided: it would be a case of yielding tu de'eroion.
in conclusion,
zagain promising to tel·graph to
Canton without dely, ur Chen su made some strong remarks on the
subject of Yuano, Thich he contrast eð munt unfavourably with
The place war, he said, a plague spot, kİYƏ OVAT
to gwbling and opiam smėking, and an asylum for wildserai any
extension of its boundaries vas of advantage to no one but the
corrupt and ravacious fortugusas officials, and rauld be injur-
ious to the interests of everyone slse including the Chinese.
At a further intervior on the it) inst int My Ch'en Li
informed as that no reply had yet been received to the telegram
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which he had despatched to Canton.
In the meantime the Party-