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mentioned that a friend of mine, Er. Siew Yin Ngon might be

able to help.

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Subsequently I met Mr. Ɛiew and asked him whether he

could get in touch with way of the Canton officials. Mr.

Fiew agreed to take Mr. Frack and the two lame to Canton.

A day or two later, I again met ur. Prack in the

Metropole Hotel at his request. Vr. .L. Lan was also

present.

Mr. Track stated that he was going to do everything

he possibly could to help China. If the Nanking and Canton

Governments could possibly settle their differences he would

probably be able to secure for China a loan of £25,000,000

at £* interest, provided satisfactory security was forth-

coming. He would also secure foreign experts to train the

Chinese armies in the use of the latest types of aircraft,

and of anti-aircraft work.

On Thursday, Kay 1th, I applied for two days' leave,

intending to go to Canton to get a good Chinese surgeon to

treat my son, who had dislocated his elbow a month before, and

had been treated by Chinese curgeons here without result.

I travelled up t› Canton on the Thursday night boat. I wont

alone, my idea being to find a good Burgeon firɛt, and bring

up my son later. I travelled ist class.

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There were also on the boat Mr. Brack, Vr. Lam Ewa i

ang,

Xr. .L. lan, Wr. 81ew Yim Ngon and two friends of Mr.

iew-I had known beforehand that they were travelling on this

boit.

On arrival in Canton, I went to see Mr. Li Yan Kuen, a

friend of mine, with a view to asking him to recommend me a

good surgeon.

It so happened that Mr. Li was in Hong Kong.

I then went to the Central Hotel to see Mr. F... Ian, who asked