Collections to be Released to Peking: An Appeal to Others Peking, July 14.
The following official statement is considered interesting inasmuch it indicates an attempt to restore the authority of the Central Governyent:"Marshal Wu Pei-fu has replied to the circular telegram issued by_ the Cabinet and the Ministry of Finance on July 10 concerning the Salt Revenue. Marshal Wu states that he has ordered the release of the salt revenues hitherto seized by his subordinates and, further, that, he will see to it that collection of these revenues by officials of the Central Government is not molested. The Marshal has also issued a cixcular telegram to the provincial authorities, including Marshal Chang Tso-lin and Marshal Sun Chuan-
faction in order to strength fang asking them to take similar hands of Central Government.'
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.