In the House of Commons on Tuesday Sir Austen Chamberlain
reviewed the situation in China and men- tioned a few facts not generally known. For example, although we• knew that the attempt to unite the Govern- ments of Hankow and Nanking had failed owing to the refusal of Tang Sheng-chih (the Commander-in-Chief at Hankow) to have anything to say to the proposal, we did not know that when a new " Nationalist Govern/tient of China " was formed on September 20th at Nanking this Government repudiated all connexion with Sun Irat- sen's family and followers. This was, indeed, pulling up the roots of the whole Nationalist movement as it has always been understood. Meanwhile, the Nationalist - Government of Hankow has •ceased to exist. Tang Sheng-chih still rules there as Military Governor; but Mr. Eugene Chen and Borodin - have gone to Moscow. At the end of September the Nanking Government pro- claimed Tang Sheng-chih- as a -counter-revolutionary and ordered a punitive expedition against him. So far no fighting of importance has taken place. -
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