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1 remarked that the Portarusse could sexro-ly be «pect-

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ed to stop the harbour works for ever, with the result that the

port would silt up and became uneless; and, speaking unofficial-

ly, 1 enquired what the Chinese attitude would be if I agreed

to urge the cessation of the harbour works on ocrdition that

the Crinere proceeded to delimitation without further delay.

Fis axe ellenoy replic that he faxred the suggestion was

hardly feasible: he added, JAN * counter suggestion, that the

Cantonese sight wire: to withdraw their ship unu troops on con-

dition the works were stopped.

1 replied that such a macreation was wiræasonable and

one-sided: it would be a case of yielding tu de'eroion.

in conclusion,

zagain promising to tel·graph to

Canton without dely, ur Chen su made some strong remarks on the

subject of Yuano, Thich he contrast eð munt unfavourably with

The place war, he said, a plague spot, kİYƏ OVAT

to gwbling and opiam smėking, and an asylum for wildserai any

extension of its boundaries vas of advantage to no one but the

corrupt and ravacious fortugusas officials, and rauld be injur-

ious to the interests of everyone slse including the Chinese.

At a further intervior on the it) inst int My Ch'en Li

informed as that no reply had yet been received to the telegram

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which he had despatched to Canton.

In the meantime the Party-