Without leaving anything to hance, the Hongkong Government furnished the str, Lungshan with six men of H. M, 8. Cicala and placed machine guns on board. With the armed protection of the British Navy, and the undertaking! of the Canton Government to afford protection to river traffic, temporary communication by. water between this port and Canton will resume pre-boycott days pending final solution.
The "China Mail" (an evening paper) learns that the redpnt utterances of the Governor of Hongkong charging the pickets as pirates and bandits form part of the instructions from the Home Government with regard to the attitude towards Canton.
It must be borne in mind that resumption of communication and the boycott are two separate objects, though they spring from the same cause and happen at the same time, Freedom of travel may not necessarily affect the boycott. The writer, however, learns that the Doyeolt negotiations will resume again very son. Until the dolegaice meet again, it will be premature to be unduly optimistic.
An attempt to regain certain districts around Heungshan, Kuangtung, is revealed by the arrival in Hongkong of several adherents of General Chen Chiung-ming. The general was once q staunch supporter of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen. On account of political differences General Chen and Dr. Sun became bitter enemies, and their feud culminated in the siege of Dr, Sun's presidential mansion and—_his tie flight. General Chen, Chiung-ming then returned 3 he Governor of Kuangtung only to be driven away by supporters of Dr. Sun. He retreated to his strong. hold in Waichow which was then ered unconquerable. Tt was General Chi Kai-shek who captured Waichow for the first time in: 800 years. Since then Chen has been forced to retire, with his adherents scattered in Macao, Hongkong, Shanghai and elsewhere.
short while ago, it was stated that the Northern fleet would come Jdown South to blockade Swatow and Canton, and the followers of Chen Chiung-ming prepared to hoist up his banner in Heungshan and Shekki, near Macao. Some army officers and politicians hostile to the present Canton regime offered their services, and the movement was to starb in conjunction with
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