Prom. Ove Own Connesroxoest Kashing, Oct. 7.
Early this morning I telegraphed you that Chekiang soldiers hed taken the city without fighting. They told me at the telegraph office that this would get through but recalling what happened in 1924 (the Lu and Chi war) I could not risk a Jong or fully explanatory message. sod®, ist of the: situation The former Police Commi: now Civil Governor Hsia Chi Hangchow, has taken advantage of the absence of nearly all of the northern" soldiers "(under Marshal Sun Chuan-fang) to make a coup with only Chekiang soldiers to hold the province. Many of his former police, some actually well trained soldiers are among them. Preparation has been going on for some time. proposed. attending the Wanhsien 3 Chekiang soldiers sent south, memorial "services He had sealed] ccc' Ciéklang soldiers sent se the Stodente' Union. With a word|tic® yretmied, OF ate mow of caution, the propagandists urged that'no one should take part in their peace movement, which was really|in Kuomintang circles, is promin-supporting Sun. The concluding] one in the negotiations, agitations portion of the document said that Sun Chuan-fang's end was neer, as was that of his "running dog,' Dr. VK, Ting.
The Press Gang.
At 115 p.m, on Wednesday, 40 coolies under guard ar Shanghai North Station, they were quartered a godown, Chinese organizations are protesting against the use of press gangs and have, according to Chinese papers, demanded from Dr. Ting that. this.
practice should be discontinued. He, stated, replied that only coolies were token, and these not by force, but promised to instruct his magistrates to refrain from this.
During Wednesday afternoon 477 refugees arrived by boat from, Hangchow, while 180-: from' Tsep00 ils came into the Settlement. or fulminations to bring Chekiang into independence of the North with open sympathy towards the Sout! He is clever, courageous and is sai to be bitterly: anti-foreign. Much of his plotting has been done in Shanghai. I heve known him for many. years ay a most uncompromising sort of a person, all or no-type. He is reputed to have mense influence in. Ceékiang and there is no doubt that Hsia Chiao more or less afraid of his To be brief, about 2,000 Chekiang soldiers came' in last night. Only sbout 120 Northern soldiers were it barracks and these gave up with-cut a struggle. Today, Sunda has been' quiet, but a men with a Kuomintang flag and boys "with smaller flags are-parading and doing propaganda work on the streets.
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