CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12] — Page 526

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saw Juoda auoiras saw od Jadi .y#ibanda na na vino basʊiðann.

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dotiw ni game edi ni 'abafoeið" galau

.shafooïd a to taerdé sďž

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na na daozið við brager den ob I .8 of shaol midt

srið væri ad ti zyno tymell to ohast sáž 170 two não sã

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„dia radunosť Se rettoi ali mi dadě už nitama ad

edi Ila Iovinoo et beukalo ed 'moliivog odź dostła guinitab' regrado nael edi yag of gebat að #1 gaivao! „Doonover MOJBK) stanoidroqorq a svad of gallIiw war ni oë, bocme vet sedto ate

„bejsezbek segʻzado esedi to uzada

no at nwordt est viaetia oj miało odt Jadé ankymi I avad et sabro mi sidiusoq guidtynovo gajukalo ko siqining odd saw Imroqonq aid to teex adó 11 .dł iwołaltogen od zalda mavu w .sidi qozb sseitdeb blwow od „botqosom

...a'muƐ ai bani náð gablað vi niatiză Jaerů žadi sabi odt

BLO İran edi .JOM TO JOSTreo si ji weddedy zadłam d'assob 31 Judd rebro ni of nbostang 10 di mawiled rediis on jadi al guida jesitas edt ta food grittid ni belkidest mi od tadi ulalə yan ed .grofgroß ok dožil tid og montag

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The spectacle of unanimity may be attractive but I could wish that it was not displayed in a course of action which

the great majority of Chinese and no inconsiderable minority of

Europeans will regard as an outrage. History shews us that the

forcible intervention of foreigners in the domestic affairs of

any nation is resented even by those who are opposed to the

faction which is attacked, and I fear that we can only expect a strengthening of the anti-foreign feeling in China as a result.

I am inclined to think that you underrate Eugene

Ch'en. He is a gas-bag but it is poison gas and he certainly has a good deal of influence with Sun.

Please do not suppose that I either believe every-

thing Eugene says or am frightened by him. I am probably as good a judge of a rogue as the next man, but taking the case at the most favourable and ignoring everything that he says, we have Sun's own threats in his letter. I am not afraid of Eugene but I am, I admit, afraid of Sun.

I believe that he can do unspeakable harm to Hongkon and to British trade. He will certainly try. My contention is,

The interests of I repeat, thật the risk is too great to run. Customs bondholders may be important but they are negligible compared with the interests of British trade or even the trade of this Colony.

Now, as regards your conclusion. I agree of course that in normal times and in connection with normal affairs the Governments of Hongkong and Kwũngtung should transact their business through the Consul-General at Canton and that, I take it, is the effect of the instructions to which you refer. But there is no Government of Kwangtung which we recognize. So far as I can understand your position, you are accredited to the Government at Peking with which the de facto authorities in Canton will have no dealings. You can deal with individual officers in Canton and I gratefully acknowledge your services

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in this connection but how can you deal with a Government which you do not recognize? Moreover, in the present case I am