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nor that on the whole they have not financially suffurul But I do believe that there is a fooling among some sections of the commercial community that since the
might settlement has not em as yet come about, it N as well not come about until after the Chinoso Now Year.
As to the attitude of the Caton Officials, I bolior › that they are very desirous of an carly settlement, bui especially regarding Mr. C.C./u only on Canton's terms. Of the officials wo have met, Mr. Wu scoms thu least inclincd to be sympathetic with Hongkong. I bolicz Mr. T.V.Sung and Hr. Lok King Fo are honestly desirous of holping if they could.
After listening to the strikers, I am satisfied that they, too, arc genuinely willing to settle. But there is no doubt, to my mind, that they, like the Canton Officials, have no love for Hongkong, and I think the reason for their willingness must be looked for in other directions. The conditions obtaining in places other than Canton may furnish such reasons. No doubt the intimato connection botwoon Hongkong Chinese and the Chinese in Kwong Tung has to be remembered. Aport from such reasons, I cannot profess to understand their readiness to settle, since I understand Cañon can go !! indefinitely in its prosent position.
If I had known all the circumstances of the recent negotiations", as I now do, I would have strongly urged against any dologation such as ours coming up, unless and until information has been received from or through the Striko Union that they would negotiato with such dologation, because it was bound to fail, as on
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