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Dr. Philip Tyou who is nw in Cant n, is apolcom oề in the local Press as a possible succeavor of Dr. T. 7. Kwok, although his imaliate function seems to be to obtain for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs information which may be useful in presenting their es20.
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Chinese officialdom now appears to have swun“, round from its first honest reactions that the destructive nature of the Incident was due to subversive slaamts uaing British property as a battle- grani, to arguing that widle the Incident is to be regretted its cause was due entirely to public indi nition at the hi f-handed action of the long Aong lovemment in its tractant of the peasantry of an alien race, This new emphaels synchronisol with rint appears to be at least a send-official statement by the Tanking Goverment that the latter novor offered to pay companan tion, From the my in which the Chinese Government is quite haprály defaulting on the Canton-Kowloon Railway Loan although interest raym nte cull be mãe with the greatest of care, it would seem obvious that corpensation will not be paid unlesz very considerable pressure is brought to bour (despite Dr. Soong's earlier statement to mo, in the presence of the Commissioner of Customs to the contrary). I have formed the opinion after talking to Dr. Tyau tirit the future line of angrent of the Chinese GovaIT»– mont may be that considerable spontaneous indination was aroused by Soort Kong's high-handed action and this inil nation generated an uncontrollable mb such as existe from time to time in any country. The police and gendames did not not with customary efficiency because their sympathies were stirred by the harsh treatment moted out to Chinese peasants under British rule, although in these difficult cir- cuvariances the Chinese Government did everything possible to protect foreign lives and property. The Chinese Government, therefore, cannot be held rowonable for the unfortunate Incident which occurred, afki after an oxfaustive examinution of all the evidence, the Government hua roached the conclusim that it la not called upon under intern:tional law to pay compensation
12. If sono such argument is, in fuct, used when we present out bill, it is tentatively suggested that the question of compansation might, without delay, be referred to the 1.14.0. for a decision. Chinese miedle school and university students who are never punished, are like the problem children of America who are never punished, entirely without sanse of responsibility. To burn down miuable property worth a million pounis means no more to them than it does to the 'teen old gangsters of America to rob and shoot, If the Chinese Goverment hes to foot this bill it may at least make some effort in future to keep its youth more under control, even though the continued distribution of sweets by the British Council and Infometion Service my make this task fruction:lly more difficult.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellancy's most obedient, humble
servant,
(sd.)
Romale Hall Conal-General.
(Typed in lion; Kong, therefore unai ned. )
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