Popular Chinese Expected to Become Manager Kiukiang, July 6, It is believed that Mu. Niu Cheang-shan, a famous politieat veteran and 'a native of Kiukiang, become manager of the Nate ug-Kiukiang Railway. poner "It will be necalfed The financial statement of the that the Nationalist. Government has Hongkong Government for the is a large shareholder in the railway. He "is wellstoxdo and popular among the local politicians appointed General Chiang to be Commander-in-Chief of all' military affairs and virtual head of the civil administration. This position has ade it possible for him to exercise rect control over all matters in Kuangtung, including the _settlement of the boycott. According to that paper, he appears to have fallen in line with the Hongkong view. riz, that the boycott settlement ix a matter between governments.
If this report is true—though' some doubt may be entertained—the hope of tern tating the boycott becomes indeed very bright, As pointed out from time to time in these columns, it is the strikers who stand in the way of a settlement. Should their power be taken away, negoti tions can go right ahead. The jon further states; that Chiang has ordered the strikers!
furnish 4,000 coolies in connexion ith the Northern Expedition, month of March this year shows a slight decrease in revenue anda corresponding decrease in expenditure. The revenue from March 1 to 21 "amounted to §$1,662,784.66 while the figure for the same period of the previous year was $1,879,052. €0. The expeniliture for the same period this year stands at $1,503- 478.50 as against $2,225,140.71 for last year, The total liabilities on March 81 are fixed at $1,231,630.98 while the assets come up to $9,688,078.51. The principal items on the liabilities posits not available. and "suspense"
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