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ignorance regarding events in Canton. which I have experienced in making inquiries is but one example of the unfortunate consequences resulting from the absence of an intelligence system in Canton. Nothing has impressed me more in the course of my tour than the general ignorance prevailing regarding Canton, its Kuo Min Tang Goverment, the actual extent of its subservience to Russian interests and its Strike Committee. There appear to be no inside sources of information, where one would expect to find definite knowledge there is merely speculation and an expression of opinion. This ignorance of affairs Cantonese
but extends to Hongkong, Shanghai and Peking equally, the colonial and insular attitude of Hongkong in the past seems to be mainly responsible. Had there existed between Shameen and Hongkong complete liaison and an efficient system of intelligence the activities of the seditious clique of Punjabis would have been fully
I reported at the time. From amidst much that is obscure
the fact seems to emerge that Rur Singh and his followers renounced their allegiance as British nationals and joined in the boycott as subjects of the This enthusiasm for Chinese nationalistic Government.
Chinese nationality probably lasted only as long as adequate remuneration was forthcoming from the Strike Committee, but at any rate it affords an indication of the attitude of the Sikh in the Far East and demonstrates his unreliability when thrown into an atmosphere of
The conditions at Canton strong political excitement.
were of course exceptional, as there were no police to
watch