Under orders from the Chekiang. headquarters, the native police have pressed 1,000 coolies and poorer Chinese into the army service. It wag pitiful to see the men being rounded up by the police, bound with ropes and taken off despite all their entreaties.
'A rumour which caused considerable stir and unrest on Saturday to the effect that the local Chinese police were to be disarmed and soldiers were to be appointed take their places. This caused many' Chinese living in Chinese territory to come into, the Settlement for refuge.
1g Chinese Navy and it is tain that they will throw in their lot with Chekiang. Admiral Shih-kuei, former Commander-in-Chief of the will most probably be old command.
Later.
Kiangyin Forts have been evacusted by the Fengtien troops'and are now occupied by Chekiang.
small section of Gen. Shing Shitien's troops are still in Chin-Kiang but they are expected to be disarmed within the next few hours.
The fall of Nanking is immerit.
Mr. Fu Chiang, chief secretary to Topan Sun Chuan-fang, has bee appointed Taoyin of the Hu-Hai Districts, which include Shanghai fs chief, yesterday. He ha:
jady assumed office. Mr. Fu, who nas connerly Director of Political Affairs for Kiangsu Province under Marchal Chi Hsieh-yuan and Mr. Han Kuo-chun, is well-known Shanghai. His new position above the District Magistracy and lower than the Civil Governorship but equivalent to that of Lieutenant-Governor. He succeeds Mr. Chang Show-yung as Shanghai Taoyin.
Mr. Chang Shu-tz hes been appointed to succeed Mr. Li Tsu-kuei
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