Pakkhoi, Sept. 12, It is just a year since the las: change of government took place la this district, when Gen, Wong Men-tong, a supporter of Sun Yat-sen, was expelled by Gens. Shan Po-fan and Tang Poon-yan. During the year the district has been untroubled by war and trade hav improved considerably.
When, in the early summer, Nan-ha) ning was recaptured by the Sun Yat-sen party, the Governor of Kuangsi, Lam Chan-teng, who was a supporter of Gen, Luk Wing-ting, made a hurried departure and came down here, being welcomed by local officialdom and installed a: a kind of District Governor at Lim-chow, about eight local districts being consolidated into one jurisdietion which, it was suggested should become a separate province. Now a sudden turn of the kaleidoscope, it is reported that emissaries have been despatched to Canton and have made peace with Sun Yat-sen, who has sent a gunboat here with a large supply of ammunition for the use of the local forces, It said that Lam Chansteng and Shan Po-fan have made this arrangement, but that Gen. Tang Poon-yan," who came over. from Hainan Island to help the latter into power, has been left out. He is supposed to be at Hochow, but it is not known whether he will now take up arms againt his erstwhile friends or vetire into his stronghold in Hainan, The band of robbers, said to be 2,000 strong, which was recently induced to come to Limehow to become soldiers, but took fright at the thought of possible treachery when nearly arrived there and turned back, is still in the neighbourhood. A few weeks ago these rut tians attacked the village of Cheunglok, about 25 miles north of Limechow, looting the place and currying off a number of persons for ransom. Soldiers have been sent to live in the village and have battled with the robbers, in which a good many were killed avd some of the captives rescued, but the danger still remains as long as the band is not broken up. hitherto remained uncertain. However, as a result of their yesterday's all the Japanese employees, man ith the exception of the all, including two sub:
manager Mr. M. Tehiki, have definitely decided upon their attitude
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