Wu Pei-fu's General Advancing'
Against Canton's Ally Peking, May 29.
Reports. from Hunan state that General Yeh Kai-shin is marching on Hungshan from the north while the Kiangsi General Tang Fu-shan, who is ce-operating with General is driving on Hungshan from northeast.vi@ Kuhsien. Consequently it is' expected that General Tang Song-chi will retreat to the couth—Reuter.
Canton, May 23.
Mr. Eugene Chen, editor of the "atin Peo" "People's Tribune" in Peking until <ecently, hed been ap-Pointed Mivigter ad interim for} Kuomintang Foreign Affaire ton, pending the return of Mr. Han-min fron: his indefinite leave of absence. Dr. C.-C, Wu, who has been several times requested to take this portfolio, has again refused to do 20, To combat the crime wave in Canton city, having: in view the loss three vessels within 11 days on account of piracy inside Canton harbour limit alone, the Kuomintang organizations responsible for the maintain ance of public peace and order have finally decided on a joint]
Upon hearing of an unusually large number of infection cases late. ly in Canton city, the plague-preventive section of the Canton Municipal Health Bureau has taken special precautions against a further} spread of disease. The number of sanitary inspectors of the Health Burcou has been increased to meet the situation, Reports of further failure of General Tang Song-chi, pro-Kuomintang commander now leading an army] against the anti-Reds in Hunan, are pouring ints Kuomintang head quarters in Canton. Fear is expressed that General Tanz may have to withdrawn into Kuantung. terri tory, before 12y reinforcements can reach his mer, The Kuomintang] army near the borders have been moving but apparently not fast enough to be of any practical use! to their comrades in Hunan—Reuter,
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