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holosure 10, 8 in Mr. Jamieson'■ No, 33 of Hay 12th, 1921, 208

EXTRACT FROM CANTON TIMES May 12th, 1921

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Proclamation Of Hongkong Government A Blessing In Disguise?

Instead of injuring the faith of the Chinese people toward the Chinese Government established in Canton, the proclamations issued by the Secretary of Chinese Afairs at Hongkong, forbidding the Chinese residents in the Colony to celebrate the day of President Sun Yat-sen's inauguration and to subscribe toward whatever loans that may be floated by the Government at Cauton, besides inviting the bitter feelings of the Chinese people everywhere, also prove to he a stimulent to the people to give their undivided support to the newly established Government.

Meetings of all classes of people have been held to discuss means with which to enlighten the Hongkong officials of the grave mistake which they made in issuing such ridiculous proclamation".

While the particular proclamations issued by the Hongkong Government have been the direct cause which aroused the indignation of the Chinese, other reported diplomatie negotiations of the British Govern. ment concerning Kwangtung province that are not favorably regarded by the Chinese,

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little DO attention in the minds of the Chinees people at present and the veruscular press are buay reminding the people o the dangers of such British negotiations,

Petitions and circular telegranis from the different organisations have been sent broadcast throughout the country awakening the Chinese tof the dangers of what the vernacular British encroach- press consider ment. The report of the attempt to secure concessionsin Whampo wirl Tungkoop, and the negotia. tions for the covelusion of the Cassel collieries contract is being constantly repeated in the papera and no attempt is being taken to conceal the bitterness of the people, as expressed in the wordings of these petitions and telegrama.

That intelligent Britiebers are not quite pleased with the proclamations

Affairs can be seen in a report that A certain influential Britieber in • Capton even remarked that the isauance of the proclamations by the secretary of Chinese Affaire at Hongkong is nothing but a Jumour circulated by the Chinese in Canton. It is evident that this gentleman is trying to give the impression that no such proclamatione were issued. The fact that such proclamations had been issued can be verified by the fact that the text of at least one proclamation, urging the people not to subscribe to loans of the Government in Canton, had appeared in the one of the Hongkong dailies.