Announcement -by the Foreign Companies:. New Arrange-meats for Payment Shanghai, Sept. 30.
'As in February last, the three foreign cable companies, the Great Northern, the Bastern' Extension and the Commercial Pacific, have, owing to the Ohinese Telegraph Administration having failed to sett! their half-monthly accounts as arranged, again been reluctantly compelled, as from midnight 2ith-28th instant, to refuse to accept from the Administration telegrams, other than Government telegrams, unless accompanied by cash, So far the Administration has failed to comply with the companies! Yequest for cash payments as re-telegrams from. offices Hupeh and Hunan, which telegrams, have been withheld by the Admixistration since the above-mentioned hour, but as regards telegrams fro.a, other places arrangements have since been made for daily cash settlements, and such telegrams have been forwarded as usual since the afternoon of the 29th instant.
Ina statement issued by the three companies they express regret- at any inconvenience this. measure may cause and say they feo! sure that the public will agree that they have no alternative but to inst upon cush payments.—Reuter, Acconpina to telegrams received in Shanghai on Wedneeday the route {rom Shanghai to Nanchang Is now the "Allied It is being well guarded by troops, CHINESE reports state that the Nanking military authorities, fears ing attacks, on Kiangsu from the sea, contemplate sending large forces to this district for coastal defence work, THE movement of u large quantity" of military supplies for the Allied Army of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang occurred during the week-end, when 120 chests containing pistol and revolvers, 600,000 rounds of all arm ammunition, several cannon, and a load of foodstuffs were sent to Nanking Wuatever else they: may lack, the local labourers, or rather their representatives, are not deficient in "nerve." The Chinese press reports that representatives of the 300 striking Inbourers who wore dismiss-fed from the Japanese cotton mills recently, on Wednesday approached the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and demanded financial assi for the unemployed men. Needless to say their demands were flatly refused.
'THE Chinese press reports that! during the last two or three days The resuscitation of the old Pel-
Grex. Yen Ciun-yang, El ug military party is foreshadowed Chief of Police, hus lately recel in a telegram from Chengchow, Published /n the "Yi Shih Pao" thig 4 number of abusive letters from. newly formed organizations attack-some 40,000. fons lane bassa of Sour have besa Wa Pests, fn'a speech before the ion" and people under whom morning, which states that Marshal|ing him personally, his administra. feed he "Alice commanders, advocated the reunion goryes. Gen Yen is reported to he Jof the adherents of the party and suggested that. ex-President* Twa much angered at these epistles and has made a public announcement to Tx Tupan of Honan has sent a Kun should visit the various Prrthe effect that the organizations in message to the Shanghai branch of vinees for the-furtherance of the question are illegal, and the writers the Chinese Red Cross Society to Proposed reunion. the effect that he has given orders The telegram states that Marshn of the letters will be arrested and to his troops to take every precaution, Tsao Kun will shortly visit Anbti punished. against injuring or interfering with 3 ind Chekiang in order to interview!
Red Cross workers in the field, Matahal Sun Chuan-fang, General],, ye stent military in Heiang-ting and other influential authorities n La ersons.—Reuter, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang to watch ManswaL Wu Pei-fu has tele-for mails arriving from Canton graphed to the local Chinese General having regard to the recent Chamber of Commerce expressing] A LARGE consignment of munitions conference of the National Women's his full support of their demands for was sent to Nanking for. transfer [League of Canton and that of the the cancellation of the old treaty be-to the Kiangsi_ front on Monday.
Chinese Students' League which tween China and Belgium and This included 75 cannon, 200 eases twas also held in Canton recently. stating that if China is to be saved of pistols, pistol ion and The order adds that.the Marshal all-unequal treaties must be can-gun ammunition. Another understands that mail of this sort consignment of cartridges sent from merely cloaks Bolshevik and anti-Lunghua included 200,000 "rounds.
Northern propaganda.
'Two cartons of an inflammatory] nature were found in the Yangtszepoo district on "Monday. One of Unese depicted 2 Chinese with his hands, covered with blood, extendig through the bars. At' the bottom of the picture wag written, "Do not forget our brothers who are in prison." The second picture shows a Chinese being held by-a foreiga capitalist and being strangled by. Chinese militarist. In the background are clusters of skulls representing the victims of the various shooting incidents.
__Manswat, Sun Chuan-fang has issued a proclamation addressed to the people of Shanghai reiterating his sympathy for the sufferings of the nation in general and the local Chinese in particular. He adds that he will do his utmost to keep affairs running smoothly and peaceably in the provinces under his control, and to that end he has given instructions to his troops to come down on trouble makers with the utmost severity. Also, all -undesirables. willie expelled from his territory.
Now that the southern boycott has been raised, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Ca. (Indo-China 8. 'N. Ca.) have not lost any time in resuming their shipping service. Their first steamer, the Fooshing, sailed yester day, and the Hopsang is booked to fieave Hunt's Wharf at daylight next Wednesday, for Canton vi Foschow and Hongkong. Until it is seen exactly what happens, a regular sailing list cannot be drawn up, but it is: hoped to institute: re. (gular weekly sailings at least.
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