Gen. Yen Chun-yang, commander of the Shanghai and Woosung, Martial Law Forees, has issued proclamation that, as peace now reigns once more and in answer to many petitions, he has rescinded his former order for special martial law in the districts under his control.
He says that he realizes the in: conveniences to which the people] have been put by this order, but as a state of war had been declared and in view of the rumours of threatened attacks on Shanghai and Woosung, he could do no otherwise. Martial law continues to exist in Chinese territory, he says, but not, on so strict a basis as before.
Gen, Sun Shih-ching, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's Shanghai agent, left for Nanking on Saturday to confer with his chief. The latter has returned to Nanking, according to telegram which has been received by the Chekiang people and will in 'a day or two's time call a meeting! of leading gentry on the many out-_ standing questions offecting this province.
The Vacant Throne Many local organizations continue} to telegraph to Marshal Sun urging} him to" abolish the Kiangsu Tupanate, while others urge him to take over the position without delay as the province badly needs} a head.
It is understood from sources supposed to be reliable that Marshal Sun has definitely decided to take over the Tupanate. He has also, tone is told, telegraphed to Gen. Yang Pang-fan (former commander of the 19th Kiangsu Division and director of the Shanghai Arsenal, who is now Director-General of the National Cigarette Bureau) to take the Kiangsu Civil Governorship, but the latter has not yet consented. Further, one hears that Marshal] Sun has telegraphed also to the local organizations saying that, it, hhis desire to see the Shanghai and Woosung Commercial Port and Special Municipality Bureau estab: Hished as soon as possible, and that it would be much preferable if this Bureau were established jointly by the officials and the merchants, who could elect a Tupan, Another report says that he has appointed Mr. Sun Tung-wu to the post.
All this may be mere gossip, buts. by right of possession, it would hardly be surprising if Sun became Tupan of Kiangsu, He is in fact already.
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