How Gen. Chiung-ming was Defeated by Treachery Canton, Jan. 17.
A new military faction, recognizing Dr. Sun Yat-sen as the President of the Republic of China, is now in full control of the city of Canton.
Gen. Chen Chiung-ming has arrived at Waichow. He was compelled to withdraw from Canton on the night of January 15 after finding thatiimost of his former supporters had turned away from him in favour of his opponents. The change of military rule in Canton so far may be termed a bloodless one.
The active campaign by the pro-Constitutionalist mercenary troops of Kuangsi and Yunnan against Gen. Chen Chiung-ming started at Kuangsi_ on December 27, Gen. Yang Hsi-ling of Yunnan and Gen. Liu Cheng-huan of Kuangsi taking the lead to comply with the call of Dr. Sun for the punitive expedition. The 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Cantonese Army. stationed at Wuchow joined in the expedition on December 30 instead of defending their commander-in chief. The allied Yunnan-Kuangsi-Kuangtung troops descended from Wuchow along the West River the same day, reaching Lukpo on Januay 6 and Shiuhing on January 9. The few regiments of the Cantonese Army who had been unaffected by outside influence to mutiny against Gen. Chen offered some resistance before the pro-Constitutionalists reached Samshui.
After the mutiny of the greater part of the army on the West River, Gen. Chen could depend on no other units to assist him than the Cantonese Flotilla at Samshui and beyond. The gunboats became disaffected also on January 14 and 15, and when Commandant Chun Wing-sen of the Coast Defence also lost control of his force the departure of Gen. Chen Chiung-ming was imperative. He got safely back to his home at Waichow on January 16.—Reuter.
Since the above letter was written, telegrams indicate that, the situation is not so clear cut as here described and that the city is made extremely nervous through the competition of different leaders and the want of one outstanding chief.
THE initial meeting of the International Recreation & Race Club, Tientsin, was to have taken place at the end of last week, the intention being to elect a committee composed of 50 per cent. Chinese and 50 per cent. foreigners. The club is situated at the Yung Ting Men, near the old Mai Chiao Pu Railway Station. Work on the race-track. which has a_ circumference of one and a half miles, is well under way, and it is hoped that the track will be ready for the spring.
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