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taking up the general question of getting rid of the robbers
throughout the province as a whole scheme. He will speak to
General Li when he goes up to Canton.
SIR SHOUSON CHOW suggests that while His Excellency and Mr. Liang
Shih-yi are in Peking, they may take up with Sir Miles Lampson
the various important questions recently discussed with the
Canton Government.
MR. LUK says that many higher officials in Canton are products of
Paoting, and are not professional politicians. They understand
the conditions of the people and of the province, and will act
with due caution.
They
So These Mr. Fung
MR. LIANG SHIH-YI says that these men are imbued with the conservat-
ism of the North, and are free from the radicalism and impulsive-
ness of the South. With His Excellency's permission he would
like to give a summary of the present situation as it appears
te him after having heard Mr. Luk. Apparently the Canton Govern-
ment are aiming at having a Monroe Doctrine for Kwongtung.
also aim at friendly relations with Hongkong.
Tsuk-man has already informed us, and Mr. Fung is a man to be
trusted. What the Canton Government seem to be lacking is
political experience and wisdom. They have been letting Chang
Fat-fui toon much alone. Chang was a subordinate of General Li
before he went on the Northern Expedition. In point of fact,
he should be called a "grandson", and not even a "son" of General
Li because he was serving under Chan Ming-shu, and Chan Ming-shu
was serving under General Li when Chiang Kai-shek led his
expeditionary forces northward.
In about March this year, Chang
elated with his own military success, forseok Chan Ming-shu who
is now without a command. Chang became rather proud and,
conceited over his victory at Ting Tez Kiu, but he has had one
or two serious setbacks since. In the fightings in Honan against
Fenttien he loss over 7,000 men, and when Ip Ting took the
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