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no doubt useless to speculate how far Wong was sincere in attempt- ing to reconcile the Nanking faction and his own; but it seems clear that his followers hope rather to set up in Canton an independent Kuomintang in which they will hold the chief offices. They are likely to find this difficult since a general meeting of the party requires a quorum of 19 members of the Central Executive Committee and the inspecting body, and it is said that Wong cannot muster more than 15 at the most; but whether they find a quorum or not, the result will merely emphasize the tendency of the Kuomintang to dissolve into factions.

8. Representatives of General Li Chai-sum, who are anxious that General Wong Shiu-hung should return at once to his forces on the West River, approached me through Sir Shouson Chow to grant them an interview. I granted it on the 22nd November, and enclose a memorandum* of the conversation thereat. The request made could not be granted but the incident was not without positive value in that it afforded me an opportunity of impressing again the necessity for the maintenance of neutrality, and at the same time of reiterating our earnest desire for friendly relations of any kind that might work to the mutual benefit of China and Hong Kong.

9. I attach a short account* of the careers of some of the military commanders concerned in the recent coup.

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for the names in this despatch are

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W. T. SOUTHORN,

Officer Administering the Government.

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speculate how far Wong was sincere in attempt. Nanking faction and his own; but it seems clear hope rather to set up in Canton an independent ch they will hold the chief offices. They are likely t since a general meeting of the party requires a bers of the Central Executive Committee and the

id it is said that Wong cannot muster more than whether they find a quorum or not, the result will he tendency of the Kuomintang to dissolve into

of General Li Chai-sum, who are anxious that u-hung should return at once to his forces on the ched me through Sir Shouson Chow to grant them granted it on the 22nd November, and enclose a he conversation thereat. The request made could the incident was not without positive value in that opportunity of impressing again the necessity for f neutrality, and at the same time of reiterating

for friendly relations of any kind that might work it of China and Hong Kong.

ort account of the careers of some of the military

ned in the recent coup.

characters for the names in this despatch are

e sheet.

I have, etc.,

W. T. SOUTHORN,

Officer Administering the Government.

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