CO129-520-1 Chinese situations 20-12-1929 - 27-1-1931 — Page 19

ALO SECRET.

Copy to:-

Canton No.71.

Peking No.44.

Singapore.

to

tomy HC. (14

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG

3rd July, 1930.

My Lord,

In continuation of my secret despatch of

// the 6th of June, 1930, I have the honour to inform

Your Lordship that during the past month although

there has been some difficulty in ascertaining the

real facts behind the screen of propaganda that

issues from both parties, there are growing

indications that the anti-Government forces are

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making headway and it seems as if China is about to

enter on another phase of complete chaos.

daily becomes more apparent that the Central

Government has not the power to deal decisively with

its opponents and although they should succeed in

avoiding a disastrous defeat, events seem likely to

drift slowly towards a deadlock with the country at

large increasingly in the hands of brigands and

roving Communist bands. The downfall of Nanking

for

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would certainly not make a lasting peace since it is

not to be expected that the Feng-Yen combination

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&c.,

&c.

&c.,

would

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