Rumours of all sorts are rife, most of which go to show that the people are thoroughly alarmed, With Pengpu, Wahu and a number of smaller centres declaring independence, Governor Ma's position has become suddenly untenable and his departure is said to be inevitable, Gen. Szu, Ma's chief supporter is said to be held near Pengpu by his own soldier who have been persuaded by those declaring independence; while Ge Tien, Ma's chief of staff, who was sent north some time ago to the id of Wu Pei-fu is probably marooned somewhere in north Kiangsu or Shantung.
The Price for Leaving The Governor's price for leaving rumoured at various figure from 200,000 t0 500,000, He makes it clear that he will Isave whether or not this money is forthcoming, but he points out that unless he has a large sum with which to pay his troops, who claim to be four months {in arrears, he cannot guarantee that they will not, recompense themselves out of the shops and homes of the local people. The soldiers fare in evidence on the streets in The Red authorities under Dr. Sun Yat-sen ing that the charge against then of selling political offices is not exactly correct. They simply have been hastening the several magistrates under their influence to remit funds and appointing persons magistracies who are able to procure some funds in advance, According to the "Tenn Wan Pao News," political offices are going cheap' these days in Canton, and such luxuriant offices as that the Magistracy of Shuntak is going for only. $10,000; Loting, $0,000; and Hokshan, $4,000, 'All Canton newspapers re-appeared on the morning of November 10, fatter a suspension of more than a month, because of the compositors' strike, The strike has been settled the newspaper publishers advancing the wages of the compositors by 30. per cent, immediately, while the published the point of employing non-union men, if they so desire. As practi-turned to their printing room: publishers have. not Privilege of taking and unions.
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