Decision to Substitute Taxes Instead: New Government Orders The following is the translation a telegram from Canton which appeared in yesterday's issue of the Shanghai Journal of Commevee":—The Nationalist Government Canton has issued the following orders which will be brought into force as from May 31, 1926:
1, The kerosene oil monopoly will cease on June 15, 1926, and duties will be levied in lieu thereof; 2. The Minister of Foreign At-fairs is instructed to bring about an carly and amicable settlement of the boycott of Hongkong and the general strike; The Military Council is structed to clear the rivers and districts of bandits within a period of one month and clear the province entirely of brigands and. pirates within we months: the aum 500,000 is allotted for this pur os bureau shall be established to settle all disputes arising between capitalists. and labourers, this to consist of representatives of the government and delegates of the capitalists and Inbourers: the government representative shall be chairmans 5. No persons shall be allowed to resort to fores over disputes; these should be brought to the attention of the government; 6. Citizens are ordered to report
of Readjustment all cases in. whic the Superintendent of the Bureen offieints do wrong of accept bribes; 7 Troublecmekers "and vumoure mongers must be dealt with severely; 8 Educational funds must readjusted and various sums shall be assigned to definite purposes; the Commissioner of Education is instructed to submit a new budget the Government for approval.
The opening of ports and the construction of highways shall be eft in the hands of the respect Iyreaux and they must be carried out as'soon as possible:
Marshal Wu Pei-fu arrived at 'Shihchiachuang, the junction of the Peking-Hankow and Shansi Reilways, at three o'clock yesterday' afternoon. met there by han, the Tupan of Shansi, with whom he discussed the military situation, The papers predict that Marshal Wu will arrive I here on Monday or Tuesday for a conference with Marshal Chang Tso-lin, who is expected to leave Mukden for Peking to-morrow,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.