Those attached to local. military ad quarters, who have discussed the situation with your correspondent, say their chieftain has een playing a crafty game, Whi Cheung Fat-ful was knocking at the es of Canton, nearly all of the troops of Li Teal-hsin. and Wong Shiuchung were away in the East River district, fighting against the rebels, Ho Lung and Ip Ting, Had they "been withdrawn to oppose General Cheung's army, their rear would have been exposed to attack. They could accomplish but one thing ata time, so it was decided to extend. the hand of welcome to Cheung Fat-ful. Just as soon victory was complete in the East River area, General Cheung came down from his high horse. He saw then. that the Kuangtung forces ould not be detented ao very easily, fand, while he was marking time, quite tneertain what to do, Li Ts hsin was at work buying over Cheung Fat-fai's subordinate Dwindling in size as a result, army of Cheung today is but shadow of what it was a month back. "Discouraged by all this, the leader retired, and left hiv troops in charge of Wong Kei-cheung.
Many believe that it is because he is getting ready to clash with these unwelcome troops that Tsai-hsin now is paying off the strikers and forcing them to move fon. For a like cause, it is thought jhe is bringing the anti-British boycott to an end, and very likely will jond the anti japanese boycott too. [Tt would be dangerous to have 00 many idle workmen and so many pickets around in ease an attack fon Canton were threatened. At any rate, after many promises and many postponements, the Hongkong Canton strikers are being given $90 Japicce and in a fow days will be sent on their way, and official as surance has been' given that, the seizing of British goods will be stopped forthwith,
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