The militarists in Kuangtung province are readjusting their spheres of influence and remappit their hunting grounds with the people and their resources as prey. The latest proposal for regrouping includes the reunion of all Cantonese forces in the East and the West. River districts and those under General Chen Chiung-ming now in Fukien. The object of the ronni is self-preservation by a rally of all tonese units against the grow inging influence of non-Cantonese mercenaries in Kuangtung. General Wei Pong-ping, a former Chief of Police in Canton, is being urged by. his former associates in the Cantonese forees to participate in the enti-mercenary campaign.
The politico-military forees at! work to dominate the southwestern Chinese situation with Canton as ithe centre are those of Gereral Tang Chi-yao, Tuchun of Yunnaz, the Bolshevists who are already} control of Canton city. General vang's forces are marching on Canton by way of Kuangsi and have row reached Kueiping. tain group of Cantonese is prepared to welcome General Tang in the hope that he will be able to oust the present Bolshevists from power understanding that militarists ind Bolshevists are curiously alike in their treatment of unarmed, citizens, The Cantonese forces in Swatow, according to a Chinese mail report, while being, glad to welcome the removal of the Kuomintang headquarters from Canton to Swatow, wwe intimated to the Bolshevists that interference with local finance tis rough exorbitant taxation is not desired.
The Oil Boycott Overseas Chinese in the Straits! and other places, who own part of the—Canton-Hankow Railroad, Kuangtung Section, and other enterprises in Canton, have been pro-torting against further loans with people's properties as security, [curing the present unsettled con: tion. They are concerning themselves also with the proposed development of Tai-sha-tso with Soviet capital The Central Executive Committee the Kuorhintang in Canton, The Canadian Motor Bus Service in Canton, able to operate for a few days with Russian oil recently, imported from Vladivostok, had to suspend again on May 15 owing to lack of further supply. The American and the British oil companies in Canton, who have been withholding delivery of oil as a protest against the double duty on this ported article, have not yet seen.
to continue business under present conditions in Canton.—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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