The people of Canton are in a very nervous state of mind owing. to the mass movements of troops in and around the city, on which four armies are converging. General Li Fok-lam's men are marching out to meet these armies, which means that Canton will again be left without sufficient protection from trouble that might start again within the city.
'A Chinese officer told a missionary friend at Tangshan yesterday afternoon that the Reds, who are still by no means a nevtligible factor in Canton, intend to complete their work of destruction as soon as they are able to regain control of the city. The officer advised the misdonary to leave Canton, saying that there was no telling what might happen. The plotters of the recent uprising, he asserted, planned after sacking and burning the city to turn upon the foreigners in Canton and its suburbs and then to take Shameen ut all hazards, The combing out of the Com: munists wax still going on with seroot rigour yesterday. Fifty were paraded through the stree before they were excuted. Throwel out the week, except on Friday intermittent rifle firing odald be heard.
Merchandise of all kinds, especinisilk, ix being brought Shameen, x Inrxe quantity storage in foreign godowns, There will soon be no place for further storage. The river-steamers fare Titerally packed with refugees for Hongkong.—Reuter.
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