The Canton newspapers this morning publish a° statement. sign~ el by Goteral Chen Chitang, the Military Governor of Canton, the "Commanders of: the 69th., -G2nd,, and '68rd,, "Army -divisions and by Ad: miral Chen Tseh and other, mili-
Min' power, Kuangtung will send ign, or uses military force to re-
troops -to fight. him, At is reported that the Provincial Government yesterday received telegram from. General Chi Kai-shek in which Gereral Chiang asked. the Government to instruct General Chen Ghi-tan organise the Administration because General Chen Ming-shu was not trusted, It is said the telegram implied that General Chen Chi-tang's own men should run the Government.
Some of the <cfficials here des-cribo this telegram as.an attempt' to air up strife.between the two Chens sand they advocate that no attention be paid to it.
'Members of the Western Hill group of politicians, followers of General "Li Chi-sen,' the former Governer of Kuangtung, and left~ ist leaders ave beginning to arrive here. Mr. Wang Ghing-wei is. ported to be in' Hongkong but fexpeeted in Canton shortly toge~ ther with Mr. Lin Sen and Mr. Chu Fu-cheng, National censors.
is reported that Mr. "Aw Fong-po, the Mayor of Wuchow, is going to Hongkong to-day officially to. welcome—several prominer& members of the Central Government who.are on.thelr way Ganton, but it is impossible to determine how much truth there isin a number of the reports) which awe being circulated. ther announcements the staff of
arrange plans for despatching meeting, forces against General Chiang.
yun on the Municipal Bank started yesterday.and the notes of the bank are now being refused by call business houses. The dol-Jar note of the Central Bank of Kuangturg is to-day worth 11 conts,—Reuter, Hongkong, ay 5.
Upon the receipt of reports to the effect that General Chiang Kai-shek has decided to dispatch the Government troops tothe Bast River from the Fukien bor der_and warships -to the direction of Swatow, awhile sending troops to the North River from Kiangsi, waist General Ghiang have -become very, active' since yesterday, General Chen decided to establish \dquarters at Swatow appointing Gening respectively" commander of the headquarters, at the same time he ordered the troops under the command -of Generals Yui Han-mu and Huang Jen-kuan stationed in Kuangsi to Proceed to, the East and West, river morning declaring that "he was obliged to retire suddenly from his post in-order to main order in' Kuangtung.
_Refersing to the present finanial' difteuity' of the Kuangtung Government, the, General states that. the province's finances have considerably increased and the people groan under heavy taxes. Now, military expenditure exceeds five million dollars for one month. This financial difficulty makes the Government' unable to. prohibit gambling and opium smoking.
In the statement, General "Chen salad. made known "his intention to political and economic investiga tion tour to Japan and the "European 'The statement' dds that military operations by the Kuangting and Kiangs! troops! vill continue for some time, but Situation in Canton will remain quiet.
Nanking, May 6.
Interviewed by the Kuo Bin News. Agency. to-day, an spokesman of tae" Government "The Government is taking the Canton situation calmly, and one might almost say with indifference.
is surprised that so much atte tion is being attracted by the action of a few irresponsible, whose impotent. gestures evoke only mild amusement among those who are in. the know.
"The employment of the retire. ment of Hu Han-min as the prin. cipal cause to attack the National Government, which has convened Lie People's Contention, "and actively engaged in suppressing Communist. bands, betrays the lack political realism among the insurgents, "As far as the military phase is concerned, even if General "ME the cause of the insurgents, Ghictang were to take up actively Would not have the united support of -Kuangtung behind him, The Givi "Governor, Chen '"Ming-shu, eft Canton as he is thoroughly in disagreement with the malcontents, fand with him goes the support of the 60th and 61st Divisions who are in themselves more than Tateh for all the remaining troops in, Kuangtung. That leaves for offensive purposes the newly Feminants, who muster in themselves aggregate of no more than' 15,000 assorted rifles, as" against ter times that many" troops that the Government conveniently had! fat hand in Kiangsi "Disgruntled. politicians seeking] to fish in troubled waters could not realise that this is the year 1931, that the people are universally sick order. indeed. over."—Kuo Canton, May 6.
It is I yened that General Chen! Ming-chu is still in Hongkong. "He refuses to talk on the Canton Pol tical -coup but says he may leave ongkong to tour India, the South Japan in order to i It is reported that at a military conclave here yesterday it was de-elded to form a committee of members to govern South Chisa fan emergency committee. "Kua tung, Kuangsi, Yunnan and Ku chew will be "represented on this committee, The larger half of the 62nd.division Is moving out of Swatow and going to the East River district.
Strong forces are also guarding! the North river region close to the Kiangsi border.
Troops belonging -to_ General Pei Tsung-shi are occupying Wuchow, most "Kaangtucg. troops having ready left Kuangsi.
Trouble has arisen among. the provincial constabulary" stationed at Waichow on the East River. Two regiments have deserted, taking their arms with them. ' The! other two regiments have been disarmed by Admiral Chen Tseh and the men will be taken into the regular army—Reuter.
Hongkong, Ma; hua-Nipao," the organ Reorganizationists, ishes an interview with Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the gist of which being' as follow:
"Bly assertion as indicated in my' circular telegram addressell to. my} party comrades on the first of this month and also in my recent reply to Generals Li Tsung-jen, Pei Téung-hsi, and Chang Fa-kuei was made public after very careful deliberation and repeated negotiations with Bessrs. Tsou Lu, Ku Dong.
shan and Feng Vu-hsiang's armies, yeand some leaders. of Xen To my firm belief, the day is not} be very farsdistant when a new gov-Jernment based on democracy will be established in the Republic of may be said that General Chiang Kai-shek has been slestroying himself for several years. With the exception of those who are privately connected with him, there is now no one among the "Kuomingtang, members, and leallers of the National Revolutionary Army, who does not desire the suppression 6f- Genal Chiang. "The longer he remains this present post, the more the Movement becontes evident against
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