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guration of Sun Yat sen i anti-Ari tină feeling in Canton due fo xong Govt,notifications to Pres.
H.Consul-General, Canton,
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H.M.Minister, Peking.
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No.33.
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H.B.M.Consulate-General,
Canton.
May 17th, 1921.
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I have the honour to report that a stronį, ware of anti- British fenling would, for the moment, appear to de surging through Canten, as the result of a notifiŝation issued by the Hon Xong Government in connection with the inauguration ceremonion of May 5th, when isun Yat cm formally assumed the
office of President,
In terms of this notice Chinese sitisena in the Colony were informed that they would not be allowed to organisa aelebratione in honour of the event, and were vamed against subscribing money towards losal celebrations, which incident ally I am informed, gent $500,000,00,
In addition to the English version thereof, a copy of a Chinana version, purporting to emanate from the offion of the Secretary of Chiners Affairs, was handed to me by one of the fecretaries of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, with a 2* quest from the Vice Minister that I make enquiries an to its authenticity, it being incredible that a friendly Goverment
could have made use of terms as offensiva.
It
I passed this
enquiry on to Hongkonɛ, but am so far without a reply, ię certainly desirable that some repudiation be fortheening, na even the head-writer of this Consulate-General, who has 35 years' service and cordially detests the Kuo min Tang and
Sir Beilby F.Alston, K.C.M.G..
His Hajesty's Yinister,
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