The Archive · 1928

Kuangsi Domination

The modern history of Canton is linked up with Kuangsi administrators running that city and the pro-ince of Kuangtung. During the Mancha Dynasty, Mr. Shen Tsun-hsuan, a Kuangsi man, was Viceroy of Kuangtung and did much to im-) prove his native province. In the carly days of the Republic, the notorious miftarists, Generals Lu Yung-ting and Mu Yung-hsien, ruled Kuangtung with an iron hand! under the pretext of supporting Dr. Son Yat-sen. Mu Yung-hsien is now! living in Ioxury in Hongkong and is often honoured by calls from. the local Chinese gentry. They have also large investments in Kuangsi and quietly participate in any move-

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