Anfu War Minister in Tokyo Tokyo, Oct. 26.
The morning papers report an interview lasting three hours between the Chinese Minister of War (General Wu Kuang-hsin, who is on a visit here) and the Foreign Minister (Baron Shidehara) in which Japan was asked for assistance for China share regretted the inability of the Japanese Government! to render the assistance requested, owing to the Washington Agree. ment.
Oct. 26, The War Office announce that Marshal Wu Kuang-hsin, Chinese Minister of War, will be received in audience with the Prince Recent en Wednesday. He is returning to China on Thursday.
Official circles consider that Marshal Wu's continued stay indicates, either that the civil-war Pacific Ser~
Tsinan, Sung.
Tainan is full of disquieting war rumours, The Tupan, Chang Chung-chang, has gone' south to Hsuchowfu, taking with him all available forces, and is evidently preparing to hold that place for Mukden, He first sent off hig large establishment, scattering his womenfolk in several directions, and this move has caused the Chinese here to fear the worst.
The soldiers were ruthless in their commandeering of the merchants' food-stocks, and also forcibly taking possession of the barrows, mules and donkeys wing to the farmers. The neighbouring villages have been scoured for a to pay is given with these goods. taken, in most eases the owners accompany them in the hope of ultimately sav~ ing their belonging "Military camps have been broken up and lots of furniture sold by the troops, as though they did not expect to come back, In spite of the Tupan's many new taxes, the soldiers" pay is said to, be badly in arrear, The people of Tsinan, while dreading the thought of wat are yet unanimous in their desire that Chang Chung-chang may be ousted from this province.
There is also an exodus of the well-to-do classes, who are afraid Test the troops revolt and start the usual pillage.
There is some panic in the financial world, and several banks have-had to close down. "One lange bank, the Kung Shang has sealed up its doors and notified the public that tt: thas been compelled to do 0 because of the Tupan's heavy fines, 'Most of the banks have been for-" hidden to issue their own banks. notes, and compelled to toke the Governor's notes. There are mil-.: ions of dollars' worth of Chang's notes in circulation end in the banks, and of course if he does not return Se. cAEEEWDR these will be worthless: paper.
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