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remnant of his Cantonese forces from him, he became very much
dejected. This would have been good for Canton when he was
coming back in that frame of mind, but unfortunately there were
These men want official others who wanted to make use of him.
positions in Canton. Chang Fat-fui's interview with General Li
He must has dispelled all the uneasiness in Mr. Liang's mind. confess that at one time he was rather unhappy over the turn of
events since Mr. Fung Tsuk-man's visit.
Wong Ki-tseung, one of Chang's leading generals, made several fiery speeches which had many objectionable features in them. When Mr. Fung Tsuk-man, who was Wong's immediate senior
officer at one time, questioned him why he made such sppeches, he said that he was merely expressing the views of the Political Committee, and that such views were not his own. In view of the
pernicious influence that the Political Committee are still exercising, the Canton Government ought to be more alive to the necessity for greater use of political weapons. They should try
to attain their ends by peaceful means
of the wrist, so to speak.
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with dexterous turns
MR. LUK says that he would like to go to Canton oftener than he has done in the past, for he can see that the Canton Government, as Mr. Liang Shih-yi has said, is lacking in political sagacity.
He believes that he can be of use to Mr. Fung in this matter,
and Mr. Fung honours him with his confidence. He pointed out to Mr. Fung that when Chang Fat-fui was thinking of returning
to Shanghain to Canton, the Canton Government should have sent someone to
welcome him and to accompany him back; and when Chang was stay- ing in Hongkong, the Hongkong Government should have been reques- ted by the Canton Government to give him quiet Police protection,
so that Chang could not be surrounded by undesirable people.
As it was, he was surrounded by all sorts of people, some of
whom were not at all friendly to Hongkong or Canton. Mr. Luk
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