Sept. 30.
Waite the general purport of the statement from Dr. Sun Yat-sen which we publish to-day is clear enough, a brief statement of the facts which evoked it is required. Some days ago the Hongkong Telegraph published a translation of certain correspondence, said to have been found after Dr. Sun's departure from Canton, between himself and an agent named Chu Wu-chang in Berlin. The first part of this is a letter from Chu dated Berlin January 1, describing how he has spent the money, $6,000, sent from Canton the previous July, and asking, for further funds. There is a reference to the cost of entertaining, which, after all, is a legitimate item in an envoy's expenses. Otherwise the money has gone in mere living costs. The envoy has got into touch with Von Hintze, who was -German Minister to China prior to her entering the war, and then follows a very interesting report -ffom Chu of which the following are the essential parts
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