Kiukiang, Mar. 10.
Gen. Teng Ju-tso returned from Nanchang yesterday. His visit to Gov. Fong Pengjen was kept secret, 50 it to tell whether he (Gen, Teng) will take up the work of fighting against Gen. Wu Pei-fu. Gen, Teng has.a brigade of soldiers in Huangmethsien on the border of Hupeh ever since he came back from Pengpu last fall, and whether that brigade will be despatched further into Hupeh or not. is still a hard nut to crack, From the report we received last time, Gen. Teng was put under the direction of Gen. Kiang—a man With the same character and personality as Gen. Li Lich-chen but inferior to Gen, Li in influence; whether he is willing to. fight under the control of Gen, Kiang not is also not known, When interviewed, Gen, Teng stated no-definite.
'The new Taoyin, Huang Chu-hwei, arrived here' yesterday and assumed his office to-day. The Yamen is very well decorated with Chinese red paper lanterns and fisgs; and a tablet with four characters (the country will Prosperous and the people peaceful) {s hung above the gate; and several pairs of parallel sentences written fon red paper are posted on thd pillars in front of the gate and on the both sides of the gate. Many people come to sce him and give congratulations to him. Mr, Huang is very mild and polite, Famine Relief Funds The Famine Relief Committee held the third meeting " at the ayin's Yamen yesterday discuss ways and means of distributiz the money already collected which amounts to $4,310 in Kiangsi notes and $185 in silver. Tt was resolved that places like Kiukiang, Hukon, Pengtsieh, Hsuchang and tsi, are graded as the frst lass, and will be given $400 each; Tuchang, Yinshu, Anyi, Tehan and Wahu are graded the second class and will be given $900 each; and Poyang, Yukon, Tenghsien" and Chinan' are graded the third class and will be given $200 each, according to the standard of famine condition. The rest $195 will go to the expenses of the committee The money is deposited in the Kiangsi Bank at Kivkiang and the money bbe given from the bank, Notices and orders have been sent around to all places of these provinees by the military" and civil governors stating to the effect that hard work and strict: measures will bbe enforced on clearing off bandits and armed robbers whose presence made the places orderless and people and business unpeaceful and dull." Hithertofore, special men will be sent to investigate und see whether the " magistrates are ro-ally on the job, Furthermore, if any robbery happens, report of the number of robbers, value of the things looted, where they escape, and the condition of the sufferers, should be submitted to the above mentioned governors.
Meet Postponed March 12 is the memorial day of Dr, Sun Yat-sen. Schools here the Sixth Normal School, 1¢ Third Middle School, Rawlinson Women's Bible School, St. Andrew's School, the Water and Life Hospital, the Girl's Middle School, ete., held joint meeting yesterday in the Sixth Normal School, which is in 1¢ Confucius Temple. Lino Tsi-long was elected Chairman, Officers, business manager, treasure, secretary, ete, were also elected, numbering about 12 people.
Owing to the lack of funds and unpreparedness of the school in Anhui, people in Anhui proposed to postpone the fourth Central China Athletic Meet to next year; but the representatives of other' provinees (Hunan, Mupeh and Kiangsi) opposed it and said that we should lose our chance to take part in the whole China Meet and in the Far Eastern Meet, if we postpone our meet to next year, because they. would not postpone to another year order to wait for us to be re-Presented. We (representatives of Huron, Hupeh and Kiangsi) had
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