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the loss of his mother.
3. In effect, it seems that General Li Chai-sum,
a native of Kuang-hsi, will continue to be dictator
of the Liang Kuang provinces with General Cheung
Fat-fui, a Cantonese, as his principal lieutenant in
Kuang-tung and General Wong Shiu-hung, a Kuang-hsi
man, as his principal lieutenant in Kuang-hsi.
General Li Tsung-yan, also a native of Kuang-hsi, is
watching these developments with benevolent attention
from Nanking and is in sympathy with the policy of
General Li Chai-sum to make the Liang Kuang provinces
into a separate administrative unit, aloof from both
the Nanking and the Wu-han factions.
4. The political outlook in the West River
basin is, therefore, more hopeful than it has been
at any time during the last two years. General Li
Chai-sum professes anxiety to improve the relations
between Canton and Hong Kong and he has stated, first
throu hr. Feng Tso-van and now through Ir. Luk
Wan-chau, that he will disband the so-called "Hong
Kong and Canton Strike Committee" and get rid of its gang of unemployed strike-pickets on or before the
10th October. He has also declared his intention of
exterminating pirates and brigands in Kuang-tung.
We shall soon see what these professions are worth
and, if General Li is as good as his word, then I
consider that the aim of British policy in south China should be to strengthen his hands and that we in
Hong Kong should do all we can to help him.
வே
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
ento
Governor, &c.