An effort is being made in Peking to discredit the movement in Hunan for provincial autonomy and loca) self-government, by denouncing it as Chinese Bolshevism. It is reported in Government circles that the "Hunanese are preparing to use the provincial troops in the conquest of adjacent provinees upon whom they wil] then inflict a communistic form of government, It is also claimed tnat all the agitation in Hunan is due to Chinputang propaganda, Local Hunanese ridicule these charges and say that the Hunanese want reform but norming radical and that while some factions may be influenced by one political party or another the demand for reform is spontaneous and the movement is therefore bigger than any clique could originate or direct, Yunway Quarrets wire PsKrne.
Word has reached Peking to the effect that Wu K'un, one of Tang Chi-yao's delegates to the Nanking peace conference, which was never held, is coming to Peking to tell the Premier what he thinks of the "unification mandate" and the support which the Peking government gave the Szechuanese in violation of the Yunnan armistice agreement, Loan Prospects Unpromisine, The opinion is freely expressed in the Legations that for the moment all negotiations for a loan from. the New Consortium are closed. China's credit at the ulement is not good. The interest on the first instalment of the Wine and Tobacco Loan was paid by the Chicago Bankers and not by the Chinese Government. Interest on the Hukuang bonds is unpaid and the Government is experiencing-great difficulty in making payments on the First Year Republic bonds. At the same time it is apparent, that in the present government there is much secret opposition to the negotiation of a joan of any sort. The only people who are anxious to get money for the militarists are the militarists. Yor these various reasons loan negotiations are believed for the moment to be closed.
Tt was announced in the Cabinet office to-day that the Chinese Government had oneried relations with Mr. Yourin, the representative of the Chita government in Peking, with a view to the resumption of trade relations between China and Siberia. It will be remembered that a few days ago the Chinese Government received a notification from Chita to the effect that Mr. Yourin wag appointed diplomatic as well as trade representative to
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