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expected from a man of his education and experience,
shows some approach to a reasonable and statesman-
like view of the position. But Mr. Wu's caution is
notorious and he has abundant reason to know the
value of the British flag to Chinese politicians.
2. Mr. Ch'an Fu-muk (see my secret despatch
of the 13th May, paragraph 2) continues to take a prominent place in Canton affairs. He has recently secured the closure for three days of the
His
In Tseung Po newspaper at Canton, where it is the organ of the "Right" section of the Kuomintang, as a punishment for its attacks on his extremism. name also appears in the enclosed report from the local Chinese press of certain charges in the management of the Man Kwak Yat Po and Kwok 'an San
an, which haze so often been mentioned in my despatches as the vehicles of extreme nationalism at Canton. The exact nature of these charges is
not clear but the issue of the Krok Man Gan Kan of the 30th May (anniversary of the Shanghai incident) contained an anti-British pictorial supplement of the most offensive discription, purporting to be issued officially by the Propa- ganda Bureau of the local Government, while the Man Kwok Yat Po of the 20th May contained a head- line: "Bestial soldiers of British Imperialism
coming to China".
3.
It will be observed that the copy of
the Canton Gazette of the 23rd May (Enclosure No. 2) contains an "apology and correction" and is accompanied by a slip announcing its reorgan-
isation.
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