Chen Chiung-ming's Attempt To Oust Dr. Sun: Decisive Battle Imminent Canton, Oct. 31.
Governor Liao Chung-hoi of Kuangtung has tendered his resigation ta the Generalissimo, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, but it has not yet bean accepted. Dr. Sun is anxious to see Mr. Liao give all his atten—tion to mising funds for the Constitionalist Army, which is being prepared for another Northern expedition against Peking. Governor Lino was formerly Minister of Finance of the Military Government. [i the event of his persist-¥ng im his intention to resign, either Gen. Hsu Chung-chi' or. Pr. C. ©. Wu will be asked to accept the post.
The pressing of coolies in Canton into military service resulted yesterday in taking mearly 400. A ricsha coolls on the Bund thought ho couki escape the vigilance of the troops by jumping into the viver, buf was drowned.
The inhabitants of Canton are now not so obedient as they have been for the last few months, and have organized themselves into groups to oppose further indiscriminate confiscation of property for war funds by the local authorities. The residents of Tungshan, Shaho, and other parts of Canton have organized themselves to deal with the official land investigators.
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