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assumed office on the 17th January and informed the
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vernacular press that he would "observe the labour policy
laid down by the Kuomintang". It is, therefore, clear
that the victory has gone to the extremists in the Kuamin-
tang at Canton.
4.
Another lurid example of the failure of the
Nationalist Government to control its extreme element is
furnished by the horrifying events in connection with the
Spanish Mission at Foochow. I enclose an extract from the
Enclo.No. Z local English press giving the facts as related by the
survivors.
5.
The figures as to revenue collection given in
enclosure (d) show that, notwithstanding special relief
in respect of the rates on empty flats, reduction of
contract fees and other concessions, the taxpayers of the Colony were in 1926 defaulters to an amount more than three times as great as in 1924. This in no way indicates resistance to taxation. It is the result of sheer inability to find ready money.
6.
I may add that I do not propose to ask His Maejsty's Consul General to enter a protest against the occurrence recorded in enclosure (e). The boat in which
the man was arrested furnishes a service through British waters between two points in Chinese Territory, and a pro- test (apart from being useless) would merely provide the Canton authorities with an opportunity to inveigh against our "Imperialistic" control of Mirs Bay. The incident is,
however, a noteworthy comment on the Nationalist claim to have established a modern judicial system.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
sir.
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Glements
Governor, &c.