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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
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HONGKONG. 1st September, 1947.
Until a few days ago the dramatic changes in
the position on the Yangt sze, resulting from the retirement of Harshal Tseung Kai-shek to his native place in Chekiang,
had few visible repercussions in Canton. General Li Chai-sum
certainly followed the Kershal's example and retreated to his
native town in Kuangsi. But the occasion, the death of his
mother, was genuine and according to Chinese traditions more
than adequate for the neglect of any official duties and, if
there was more behind the move than was announced, the crisis
has passed and General Li is back in Canton. Coincidently
with this "retreat", rumour grew of a fresh outbreak of Communism and an assault on Canton by two Comunist armies
from Kiangsi under Generals Ip Ting and Ho Lung. There was
also talk that the friction between General Li Chai-sum and
General Tsin Tai-kwan (see my secret despatch of 29th Julž
had deepened into a definite rupture. Yet another rumour
stated that General Cheung Fat-fui (of whom more below)
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was about to invade Kang-tung on behalf of Hankow. hatever
may have been the grounds, there was a steady withdrawal towards the provincial capital of all regular forces and the usual outbreaks were arranged in the evacuated areas by
sympathizers with the pre-nationalist regime, the most
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LILUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. ALERY, K.P.,
&c.,
&c.,
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