The local authorities were parti-Jcularly elated to receive a telegram from General Meng, commanding a division of St Ch'uan-fang's invading—Fukien army, to say that he had arrived at Hluchow on the Chien Tang river Jand would proceed at once towards ingyu. These troops are apparently meeting with no resistance the river since General kang of the 2hd Chekiang'
is ce-operating with them} but there is some speculation here ax.to what will happen when this {force reaches Hangchow. The police commissioner of Chekiang, Hsia }Chao, has long been eager for the leivil governorship of the province Jand while he, like all the other native commanders, turned aguinst Lu Yung-hsiang, he may perhaps! make a show of resistance to another outsider unless his ambitions are satisfied, All were so sure of an imminent victory here Last night that there was no little speculation upon the ensuing political adjustment. Sun Ch'uan-fang has, of course, already been appointed Tuli of Chekiang jand Inspector General of Chékia land Pukien and it is possible thi Hsia Chao will get the civil governership. It is thought that Chu Hsi, garrison commander at Soochow, may be given Ho Feng-lin's post in Shanghai, but he will not be given the same rank as Ho Fen Hin haw held for some years. The Jofice of Defence Commissioner will be abolished and whoever holds!
Shanghai will be simply a garrison lvommander while the district jadsainisteation will be merged with that of the provines.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.