The past few days have been full of activity on the part of the military. Soldiers have been moved and secret meetings held. There was a rumour that the eddiers in all. this district had sent an ultimatum to the Generalissimo, to either fight or pay three months' pay to them. A big secret meeting of the military authorities with representatives from Canton, Kuangsi and Yunnan and, it is reported, also from General Wu at Hengchow, was held, but the result of that meeting has not been made public, Meanwhile the hundred names FRE are being asked for new and increased contributions. Three thousand piculs of rice have just been delivered from Chenchow and another 3,000 are asked for at once. Contributions of money are outside all this giving of rice.
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