Peking, Feb. 4.
President Li Yuan-hung replying to Dr. Sun Yat-sen by telegram states that he agrees to the disbandment proposals but military leaders' are incessantly preparing for war and recruiting fresh troops and not attending to the orders of the Cen-tra] Government and the wishes of the people. The country's difficulties can entirely be attributed to lighting tean the various parties. Government's money is' swallowed up in paying the military and is not able to meet its) own expenses. President Li Yuan-hung expresses hopes that in future everyone will further peaceful unification and disbandment.
A Mandate has been issued appointing Mr. Hsu Shih-ying, Chief of the Aviation Department in Peking, and Mr. Luan Chung-chih Civil Governor of Anhui instead of Mr. Hsu Shih-ying—Reuter.
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