CO129-500-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 29-7-1927 - 1-9-1927 — Page 70

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of General Yen Hsi-shan, who is similarly dallying

with Peking and Nanking. I enclose a copy of an interesting forecast of the situation furnished

to the Hong Kong Police on the 13th June. The

first item has already been fulfilled, Chan Fu-muk having fled to Nanking, and the second lappointment of a Tsui-chun) is stated to be a fact.

8. The through trains on the Kowloon-Canton Failway, mentioned in paragraph 6 of my secret

despatch of the 9th June have proved entirely successful and the managements of the British and Chinese sections have now arranged for a service

Enclo. No. 3. of two express trains each way daily. I enclose &

Enclos Nos. 4 & 5.

press report of the first through trip made with our locomotives and I venture to believe that we

can look, not only for genuine amity, but for some degree of real efficiency from the administra- tion of the Chinese section, if it is permitted to function without forced loans and other political

interferences.

9. I enclose translation from the Canton vernacular press of two articles by Mr. Ng Tsz-fai. Mr. Ng is a very old member of the Kuomintang besides holding the degree of Kui Yan (M.A.) under the old examination system. He has travelled in Europe and is now Political Director on the General Staff of Marshal Tseung Kai-shek. The purport of these effusions is clearly the wicked- ness of Russia and Communism and the folly of Wong Ching-wai in espousing the cause of the

of the Nanking clique:

enemies, But the argument is obscure to a

degree.

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