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Enclo. No. 2.
From
"Canton for the Cantonese", "Fukien for the Fukienese"
"Yunnan for the Yunnanese", and the like; and, unless full weight is given to this fact, no foreign policy in
China is likely to be successful. This is a consideration which is vital to Hong Kong, but it is equally important
for safeguarding British interests all over China. the British point of view a beginning can best be made in Kuang-tung, just as from the Japanese point of view the best starting-place would be Manchuria; and i beg that no illusory visions of a re-unification of China under a central government may be allowed any longer to stand in the way of a close rapprochement between Hong Kong and
Canton.
5.
Chinese characters for names in this
despatch are given on a separate sheet..
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Covernor,
Governor, &c.