Hsiong Ko-wu, head of the Szechuan mercenary troops in Canton, who was recently arrested by the' Reds on a charge of treason to the Kuomintang, have wired General Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. Wang Ching-wei petitioning for his release. General Hsiong's reported execution has not been officially confirmed or denied. Reports from northern Kuangtung, where some Jof the Szechuan mercenaries are now stationed, state that many of General Hsiong's former subordinates have mutinied against the onder of the Kuomintang for his arrest and placing them under the Jcommand of General Tang Sze-wu, Stechuanese corps commander, who himself has declined to succeed his late superior officer.
The growth of power among organized labour and the Bolshevists in Kuangtung is still unabated.
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