Accused by Canton Reds of Plotting Against Them Hongkong, Oct. 7.
The Canton Government has issued the following announcement, pointing out the nature of enmass alleged to have been committed by General Hsiong Keh-wu (the former leader in Szechuan):—"Hsiong Keh-wu, while pledging his allegiance to the late Dr. Sun last year, communicated" secretly with "Chen Chiung-ming (who lending the anti-Red movement in Kuangtung with his "base at Swatow). Moreover, it is, due to Hsiong's plot that Yang, Shi-min and Liu Huan-chen, acting in cooperation with Tang 4 Chi-yao (Tuchun of Yunnan) attempted to attack Canton. Despite the fact that the Canton Goverhment, in order to show him mercy, recently gave him a base of operations in the region of the North River, he, Hsiong, again secretly eomfaunicated with "Chen Chiung-ming's representative in an attempt, to overthrow the Canton Goverment."
General Hsiong, who Was arrest-yesterday, has now. Geen te-moved to Whampoa, and his troops 8,000 strong, have been" fe-enlisted among the troops under*the command of General Tan' Yen-kai—Eastern News Agency.
THE Chefoo "Daily News" allotes the Chinese press in reference to the annoyance of a member of the Jocal constabyjary who after, in-bulging in a short doze in his box, found that his rifle had been appropriated—by some passing vagrant. 'The offended party was later arrested by a police, sergeant, Evidently Chinese policemen ere only permitted to sleep when standing in The middle' of the toad:
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