Mr. Li Ping-shu, Chief Civil Administrator of Shanghai, went to Nanking on a matter of great importance, and returned here on Saturday last. It appears that General Chen El the Tutu of the local army, having been ordered by President Yuan to abolish his post some time ago, has done his utmost to prepare for relinguishing his office. The time for him to obey the Presidential Mandate is drawing near and he has requested Mr. Chen Teh-chuan, Tutuh of Kuangsi, who is in Nanking at present, to take over the office. But he admits that he has already done his best to pay off the arrears due to the troops on account of May, but cannot find funds to pay them for the last month. Mr. Li, partly by reason of a request of the General, and partly owing to his real anxiety for the welfare of Shanghai, took this trip, and" approached Mr. Chen Téhchuan with a view to arriving at a settlement of this delicate question, namely that the transfer of the control of the Shanghai Army must be accepted in conjunction with the rexponnibility to find funds to wipe off the arrears of pay due to the troops. It in believed that he has been successful.—Chinese Press,
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