The Archive · 1925

NEW POST FOR GE SHING SHI-LIEN

To be Given Defence Commissioner ship in Anhui was reported on Friday last that Gen. Shing Shi-lien and his martial Law fore may in the near future be remove and that the General will be stati fed somewhere in Anhui under old chief, Gen, Chiang Teng-hsuan, the newly appointed Tupan of that Who Gen. Shing's successor will be has not yet been decided upon, but it is thought that Gen. Yin Feng-ming, who has been appointed to the post of Commander of the Woosung Forts by Gen. Yang Yuting (the new Kiangsu Tupan) will be given the post. Gen, Ting Tsen, the old Woosung Forts commander, has been promoted to be Brigade Commander in Shantung under Tupan Chang Chung-chang.

Gen. Shing, it is said, will be sent to Anhui and given a Defence Commissionership. This is not bee cause he has found himself in hot igh the suppression of Labour Union, as is but because es to select his own subordinates in Anhui and believes that Gen. Yang should be given full power of military control over Kiangsu.

Telegraph Men Still Out FRIDAY.

Yanerszer00 Police Station im response to a telephonic communica Operators of the Chinese ation from a constable at 8 p.m. on Telegraph Administration have Sunilay, responded to the arounceshown no disposi n to give in and ment of an armed robbery committed. they have retained Dr. Pooh at 2027/8 Point Road half an hour Tsiarg, a Chinese lawyer, who previously. It was found that six studied in America, to conduct armed robbers had got into the negotiations on their behalf. Dr. house along a long lane from the Tsiang has notified Mr. Sun to this road and had herded the inmates: effect and has sent letters to the into n room downstairs. While. Municipal Council and Gen. Shing. one stood guard inside, with three Shi-lien, saying that the men's de-others outside, the remaining five mands are moderate and fair and ransacked the house, top and bot-that they are working to secure an tom.. Finding a safe in an upper improved service. He says also storey, the gang demanded that some that the men have guaranteed to one open it. Told that the pro-remain in bounds and not to break prietor was absent, they forced his the Taw. partner to smash in the door with Instructions have been. received an axe. They pulled the telephave. by the Administration that the, off the wall qnd taking $400 from sitike must be settled locally.

The the safe and $150 in jewellery from inmates, slipped off into Chapel.

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