The Shantungese have declared they will fight to the end against Mr. Hu's "accumption of office, They have told General Li as much, 40 it ix useless for him tw try 13 secure their approval. The provin. Jcials have intimated to General Li that if he attempts to work contrary to the interests of the Shane fungose, he will sre the same way ax Messrs.' Kan and Chu. frequently reminded him promises when he assumed One of these promises was to office only temporarily until Ministry should appoint man. Another promise was obtain a merit <sstem for all de partments. It was only on Li's agreement to these condit sat the strike was settled and men returned to work, There have even been run Janother strike if do not obtain: Tu their present frame "f mind and with the unwillingness of the—provincial Jauthorities to interfere the access: sion of any ove other than a Shan. fungose to the managing-directorship or vice -managing-directorship) is likely to be fraught with many: difficulties, yTO'S NEW SCHEMES
Marbin, Apr.
Viscount Gote relumed tw Tokyo! Jon Friday. "He informed the press that he favours a triple alliance between Russia, Japan and Germany commercial principles—Reuter's of Honan Troops Frow Our Ows Connesponor:
Sinnfu, Shensi, March 30, Letters are beginning to filter through again, but for a whole month we have been cut off from the outside world and have been subsisting on rumours, Towards the end of February Liv Chen-t left for Honan, publishing a notice that he would' be back within 20 days, We are at a loss. to. know shy so shrewd a man should have embarked on so uncertain a venture, out he may have wanted an exew: to get himself and his belongings out of the province which he could not hope to hold very long, The popular report is that he has made $12,000,000 out of Shensi anid though the sum is probably exaggerated the gains undoubtedly must have been large. In some counties the taxes have been paid for four years ahead.
The late Governor had his good points, however. He was loth courageous and peace-loving. and ways treated foreigners with cour. tesy. He had interested himself schemes for industrial developments and had restarted the Northwveste University with quite a respect ah stall of "professors, Many of his men of the Chen Sung-chun behaved abominably on leaving the proviner, taking anything they wanted with: out payment and. holding animals and people to ransom. It is not to bbe wondered at that, on getting back their native Honan, four out five of them cleared for home with the loot and Liu Chen-hwa' just melted a in some cases where valuable carts had been requisitioned, the save further question and the the carts and avi their homes. Honan men popular in Shensi and. ther general feeling of relief that have now sone, rious Fighting Some serious fighting has tae: place during the past fortnight bee tween Sianfu and Tongkuan, The wops north of the Wei River owing allegiance to Hu. Ching: the river az several plac anil drove the Chen chow kor involved wind there ya struugele for the posses of Weinay Hope" men tivity innerly and though thes nents nad field and machine hwy got the best of the hae tes T have just returned from the country and at Hsinfeng, " market town 701i from here, cou hear the firing, The 7th Division were full retreat, men and carts pass all day and' night with many soldiers Timp resting by the 1 hausted, On that Wa Hsin-tion had asked fur 2 truce and was evacuating March 28 and withdrawing hie mien to Lintionge and Sianfu. We hope that now there will be w veal await the arrival of Goud Repute The suees and pro Hu Ching-yi, commonly: known here fas Hu Liesheng, interests: Shensi greatly. He is a native of this pre ¥inee and though a number of his men are bandits, past or pres undoubtedly ix a patriot and lover of the people, During Che Shuefan's reign Hu was a prisone: in the yameo here, but his life wis spared because of Chen's persurial for him and he has be for years ax the best Shensi soldiers. He is of staff ian proportions and has a Mutt hearty manner, He has alway's been extremely friendly. to forvigs Jers. After the Washington Coo ference there was an ugly foreign outbreak in Shes she 19 false reports. soldiers were planning an attack the foreign compounds sind 1 ed the lives of a number of Kuei Baptist missionaries by threateninse to shoot with his own hand the first man who moved against them, We hope that Gen, Hu will have Wisden and strength of character to use power well and to help to bring China a brighter day.
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