British Emphasis on the Hope of China Unification London, July 7.
The "Times" in a leading article to-day dwells on the significance of the report that the Provisionat Assembly of. Kuangtung has pro. posed the abolition of the Canton Government in favour of the Central Government.
It says that Kuangtung is the cradle of Revolutionary China and ifthe Assembly of that province demands the recognition of the Central Government, it is justifiable to assume that the cause of unification is three-fourths won whatever the extremist adherents of Dr. Sun Yat-sen may say or do.
It may be the final blow to the hopes of that misguided man, the article continues, to ignore his pretensions and enter into direct relations with President Li Yuan-hung. Absolute assurance that the members of the Canton Government are willing to proceed to Peking as a body is still wanting, but the action of the Assembly will surely determine the attitude of the majority and eventually assure the presence at Peking of a sufficient number to form a Parliamentary quorum.—Reuter's Special Service.
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