Aug. 11.
'THE news that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has taken refuge on board H. M. S. Moorhen is not without irony. There are few Britons in the Far East who do not respect Dr. Sun's singleness of motive or who doubt his personal honour and integrity. But they have never been able to persuade themselves of the wisdom of his thought or the utility of his actions. And as there is nothing more galling than to be told that everyone is sure we meant well, while all our actions proclaim egregious failure, Dr. Sun Yat-sen would hardly be human if
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