' The British Memorandum to the Powers about China is
a highly important and enlightened document. We have discussed it in our first leading article, and here we need only say that from a practical point of view the object of Great Britain must be to prove to the Chinese (who happily are a reflective and adaptable people) that Chinese nationalism has nothing to gain and everything to lose by being mixed up with Bolshevist mischief-makers. The Times has pointed out that Jacob Borodin, the Chief Adviser of the Cantonese Government, was sentenced in Glasgow on August 29th, 1922, to six months' imprisonment and recommended for deportation. He had pleaded guilty to four contra- ventions of the Aliens Order. He was then passing 'under the name of George Brown. The Court was informed that the Intelligence Department regarded him as a most dangerous person. He was one of the " under- ground " agents of the Communist International, and had been sent here to foster sedition.
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