The Archive · 1924

DR. SUN'S NORTHERN EXPEDITION

Confession of Wrong-doing by Kuomintang to Conciliate the Cantonese Shameen, Sept. 13.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen left at 10 this morning, accompanied by his wife, in an armoured train with over thousand troops. He will remain in Shaokuan for a week of 10 days, atter which time he move between Canton and Shaokuan a manifesto that Kuangtung under the Kuangtng to ce-operate with the sxgreeuble taxes nnd the oppression Gvorderly, unthinking. genevois unscrupulous officials who have

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the people's property unsafe, the mani-oes on to say, and therefore chants, especially, gradually List faith in the revolutionary Gove ernment, "The course of action adopted by revol people towards national He calls on the people of merry to cooperate with the revolutionary' government, and pro-anaes the following:—(1) to despatch various troops northward as. xoon ax possible, (2) To reorganize the ipality. for self government, the people to elect a new mayor, (8) AM miscellaneous taxes to be cancelled, and taxation to be decided and regulated by the newly elected officials, It ribly reported that Mr, im Fo, the son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Will soon Teave on & mission to Mukdon—Reuter's Pacific Service, Possibility of a Compromise with Gen, Chen for a Combined Attack Canton, Sept. 15.

The discussion continues as to the necessity for the Cunton Govern-t effecting a thorough under= sanding with Gen, Chen Chiung-ming.

The mission of Tan Mo-hsin and Shit Chinw-yang, who recently visit= here, ix apparently to n offensive and defensive between Gen, Tang Chi Yunnan and Dr, conformity with the former's will, that the troops under the com: mand of Dr. Sun und Gen, Tang muy be enabled to advance toward the subjugation of the Chili fae tion. On the other hand, the dete-gates of Gon, Tang appear to busily engaged in an effort to about peace between Gen, and Dr. Sun Yatenen n Chen to invade Fakion at this juncture, Interviewed to-day by "a repre-Setative of the Bastern News zeney, yang stated that Dr. already agreed to Gen, Tang's proposal to come to terms with Gen, Chen Chiang fan agreement had been concluded between Dr. Sun and Goneval Tame way to Haifeng to meet Gen. Chen. fe. Shih expressed the belief that @ compro! between Drs Sui and. Ge Chen was possible and the fact that a golden ity had arrived for all the provinces in the south-west, incl ing Yunnan, Kuangtung, Kueichow, and Szechuan, to dash forward towards their common goal, viz., the overthrow of the Chihli faction.

Later, 'The troops under the command of Gen. Chu Pei-teh left here for Shaokuan yesterday morning and four brigades of the Honan troops under the command of Gen, Fan Chung-shin also left for the' sani destination this. morning.—Haster News Agency.

Necoriations for the purchase of Russian oils have been in progress between the Nippon Sekiyu (Petrol-cum) Kaisha and the Soviet author ities in Vladivostok (says the Japan Chron In the matter es the negotiations have, however, come to 2 deadlock, and as the Russian side has to wait for the instructions of the Moscow Government on each occasion, no noticeable Progress tow ie able settle-Several days ago the company despatched one of its staff to Moscow to open direct negotiations with the Government there.

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