CO129-510-10 Financial loan from Hong Kong government to Canton Provincial government 3-4-1928 - 3-8-1928 — Page 20

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In the afternoon Mr. Chu took me for a tour

of the city, and then entertained me to tea at a

celebrated restaurant in the country. During the

drive I was able to see for my self the immense and

deplorable damage done to the city during the

Communist outbreak of De cember last. It was more

extensive than I had imagined, and I was told that 1,500

large and important buildings had been burnt, and

that the losses might run to as much as 60 million

dollars. The present authorities' request for financial

assistance is therefore founded on the very pressing

and evident necessity for Government aid in the work

of reconstruction.

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