CO129-500-4 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-9-1927 - 24-11-1927 — Page 169

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CONFIDENTIAL.

Enclosure.

Exḥai

INTERVIEW OF MR. LUK WAN-CHAU WITH HIS

EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

3rd October, 1927.

diges 5.7.

PRESENT: His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Luk

Wan-chau, Mr. Liang Shih-yi, Sir Shouson Chow and Mr. R. H. Kotewall.

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HIS EXCELLENCY thanks Mr. Luk for having brought down General

Li Chai-sum's autographed letter which he has received from

Sir Shouson Chew and Dr. Kotewall.

MR. LUK WAN-CHAU says that General Li se desires him to thank

His Excellency for his kind letter of sympathy and condol-

ence, and to represent him to bid His Excellency 'good-bye'

when he leaves on the 5th October. General Li also desires

him (Mr. Luk) to say that His Excellency can go on his

holiday without anxiety for the conditions in Canton, for

the province will continue to enjoy peace and good order.

General Li was very pleased to hear from Mr. Fung Tsuk-man

an account of his interview with His Excellency, and he

expresses the hope that better friendly relations between

He asks His Hongkong and Canton will result from it.

Excellency not to listen to the rumours that have been in

circulation during the last week or so. They are not true,

and are the work of ex-Government officials who have been

disappointed with the recent turn of events. Chang Fat-fui returned to Canton on the 27th September on the invitation

of General Li. He called on General Li immediately upon

his arrival, and then called on Mr. Fung Tsuk-man.

evening he dined with General Li and Mr. Fung Tauk-man,

and the three of them had a long discussion till 11 p.m.

Chang said to General Li that, as he himself was a compara-

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tively young man and was his immediate subordinate, he

would like to serve under General Li, and that it would

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