Living in Retivement in the French Concession Tvespay, July 26.
It has been definitely ascertained that, Mane, Sun Yat-sen is at present in Shanghi at her residence in the French Concession. Mme. Sun arrived several days ago and it is understood: that she is in retirement, The arrival of Mme. Sun in Shanghai definitely destroys the mental character of the Hankow whose prestige she added the weight of a close relationship. to her husband, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, In the course of a telegram: to! Gen. Tang Song-chi, leader of the Hunanese troops in Central China, the local military authorities urge him to unite with Gen. Chiang, Kaishek in overthrowing. the. Communists and in fighting the northern militarists. The Kuomintang, they Say, never.can. be ina position, to sate-China_if there is constant, dri, ness. bankruptey and [stringency and ca ships to the mass The Joss in railway income, says the order, amounts to. $70,000,000 annually, while the Joss in internal revenue to the Government duc to reduced trade and. prohibitive taxes jean not be estimated. Railway finances have been shattered and most lines have defaulted repeatedly on the Chinese -and foreign oblige tions, thos impairing, the confidence 9f the: Investing public in Chinese railway securities and making it impossible to utilize further Chinese and foreign credit for. immediate relief: for new construction, Most of the railways cannot meet essential expenses such as wages.
Immediate drastic remedies are required to save the railways, the order continues. A fundamental solution requires time and stable political conditions: therefore it is impracticable now: but steps must be'taken to restore.an adequate sev-and: earn enough revenue to meet the minimum operating ex-
"Therefore," the order concludes, conference of railway directors hereby convened at the Ministry on July 26 to consider such: topics the centralization of administration, the reduction or abolition of excess: sive taxes and dues and the reduetion of freight rates, the restoration Jof through traffic arrangements, the prohibition of military interference, the. preparation. of: railway budget estimates, the prompt payment of salaries, the-auditing of income and expenditure, the. better treatment of. workmen, rolling. stock repairs Jand other ' absolutely necessary maintenance works, Immediately Jaftor the conference of directors, a Jconference. of Department chiefs shall be held. The. railways must Jabandon their self-centred. polic and.work-under one.central.syste THB, Nationalist, Ministry. of Finance! naw. proposes to, enforce.a {ix.om aerated water.
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