CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8] — Page 414

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ENCLOSURE.

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Extract from the Nan Krok Yet Po, Canton, 23rd July, 1926.

CHINA'S HOPE IN ENGLAND IN THE

SINO-BRITISH NEGOTIATION.

(by Kai Shau).

The Sino-British negotiation now in progress has given us a gleam of hope for the ending of the Canton-Hongkong Strike and the severance of our economic relations with England, which has been maintained for over a year, and a settlement of the question of the Shakee tragedy which has been pending for a similar period. For now the Sino-British negotiation has had a successful start, a matter which shows that England has at least recognised the following two facts:-

(1) The National Government at Canton is a substantial one which is capable of representing the people of the whole province of Kwong Tung.

(2) The revolutionary forces at work in Kwong Tung have

a very strong foundation which can never be shaken

either by force, temptation, intrigues or any other

means.

It was principally owing to England's refusal of recognise

these two facts, that no Sino-British negotation could be

brought about during the past two years, and the successful

start of the present negotiation proves that England has de

facto made a silent recognition of the two facts.

The Canton-Hongkong Strike, the severance of our

economic relations with England and the Shakee tragedy are all one with the incident of May 30th, and properly speaking the settlement of these questions should be discussed in connection with the May 30th incident. But at present, the

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