Hongkong papers are naturally full of the case of Chan Ping-sang, wife-murderer_and ex-president of the Seamen's Union, banished from the Colony as an undesirable, One-can understand that a purely political organization like the Unior should be furious at this treatment of its former leader. But the extraordinary part is that a re-puredly respectable body like the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Canton should have joined in the protest against Chan's arrest. and banishment. Writing to H. Consul-General at Canton on May 16, Sir Reginald Stubbs says:—The Associated Chambers refer to the action of this Government as constituting a breach of the agreement. made on March 5 with the Seamen; and I shall be glad therefore if you will bring to their notice the exact wording of the undertaking by thie Government with regard to banishment, which is given at page 4 of the enclosed print, The fact that Chan Ping-sang is, or was, an officer of the Seamen's Union has nothing whatever to do with his banishment, which has been decided' upon solely on the grown he isa d th confessed murderer, convicte? of
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