The Archive · 1922

The Battle Array in China

Friction in. the Southern Camp Telegrams received from Hongkong during the past two days suggest that there is more friction between Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Gene' Chen Chiung-ming than has been acknowledged by Cantor.

The Dah Tong News Bureau comes forward with a statement that at the orders of the General Command (presumably the headquarters of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the king army at Kueilin) the anti-Peking troops at Chenchow and Yungchow, Hunan, are returning to Kueilin, as the relations betwee r. Sun and General Chen are becoming more strained every day. the Governments behalf (one of the Nishihara loans) secured on the revenues of property and revenues of the Telegraph Administration. Owing to the bad economics and financial outlook the Ministry oan-not see its way to meet the obligations of this loan. It, therefore, proposes that.the Cabinet should endeavour to provide other securlity in order to save the Telegraph Administration from bankrupfey.—Reuter.

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