Canton, Nov, 18.
The failure of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's forces to defeat Gen. Chen Chiung-ming on the eastern front has forced the former to concentrate outside the eastern suburbs of Canton to await reinforcements from, Hunan under Gen. Tan Yen-kai. Gen, Tan's forces, which are estimated at 10,000 men, are beginning to arrive at Canton, and it is hoped they will be in the field by November 20. Residents in Canton are afraid that military operations will take place in their midst and, according to police reports, some 300 families took out permits for removal from Canton between November 10 and 13. It appears that no serious fighting has taken place during the last few days.
The Kuomintang political party is organizing a volunteer corps to supplement the regular and mercenary forces now on active service. Up to yesterday some 500 members had applied for admission to the ranks. The party is asking Mr. Sun Fo, the mayor of Canton, to contribute $300,000 for expenses of the corps.
Mr. Sun Fo, son of Dr. Sun and Mayor of Canton, has ordered the Native Bankers' Guild to contribute $30,000 of its guild funds towards war expenses and the bankers are trying to decline by declaring that the $30,000 is a part of the endowment, which cannot be used for any other purpose. The Bureau of Police have exacted $10,000 as a contribution and more than $20,000 in advance payment of house and police taxes from the pawn-brokers during the last few days. For some reason the lands confiscated by the Government are not finding many buyers lately.
Gen. Chen Chiung-ming arrived at Swatow on November 16 and left the following day after a consultation with Gen. Wang Ta-wei and Admiral Wen.
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