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NO. 197.
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40884 REC
Peking, REG 29 4G 16)
July 26, 1916.
My Lord :-
In my deep toh No. 194 of the 21st instant regarding the situation in south China I had the honour to report that the Centrel Government, who are desirous of getting rid not only of Lung Chi-kuang, but also of hio rivale, Te'on Ch'un-kruan and Li Lich-chun, had sp- pointed Lu Yung-ting, ex-Governor of Kunngei to the Governorship of Kuangtung. Since General Lung was repor- ted to be willing to hand over to Lu, whose appointment would also prove generally acceptable to the Louth owing to the prominent part he played in the rebellion, and since this courve appeared to offer the best solution of the difficulty, i instructed Eis „ajesty's Consul General at Canton to do what he could locally to facilitate ite attainment, and at the same time I urged the Lai Chino iu here to do all in their power to induce General Lu to proceed to Canten without delay,
In accordance with my instructions His £n- jesty's Consul-General telegraphed to Te'on Ch'un-h"uan urging him to cesse hostilities pending the arrival of La Yung-ting in Canton, and on the 24th instant Er. Jamie son reported by telegraph that his notion appeared to
the have had some affect and that-crisis was for the moment
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over.
Right Honourable
Viscount Grey, K.C..
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ung Chi-kuang's position is, however, daily
becoming
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