-Patriotic Suicide Discouraged—Bribery in the Election Campaign—The Two Cangs in Manchuria and Why Messrs. Sun Yat-sen, Tang Shaoyi, Wu Ting-fang and Wang Peh-chun, representing Tang Chi-yao, who still call themselves admin: strative directors, resuscitated the Military Government of the Southwest Federation and reasserted the autonomy of Kuangtung immediately upon their arrival at Canton on November 28. A later report stated that they had decided to change the title of Milit Government to that of Extraordinary Government in view of the unpopularity of militarism, and to elect Dr. Sun Yat-sen as Extraordinary President in order to have only one administrative head instead of seven as hitherto, _Ugly rumours about cerain_politicians juggling with the funds raised for famine relief purposes in influencing the coming election of M.P.'s and for their own aggrandizement have been afloat so persistently that subscriptions to famine funds cannot but be adversely affected and.genuine efforts on the part of conscientious famine relief workers stultified to some extent.
Several outbreaks by mutinous troops have been reported from Chihli and Hupeh, the most serious that at Ichang. With the exception of these incidents, there is absolutely no change and nothing worthy of notice in the political situation.
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