Canton, Jan. 21.
Spasmodically there have been inexpected thrusts. ona. minor seal by small. detachments of demy, troop in Kanngsi, "but has been largely a guerilla warfare. Petty. chieftains have sought to make gains acting on their own initiative, and it has been this stubborn independence of minor leaders that has been the big hindrance to success in putting over the peace Programme that the higher autho fies im both Kuangtang and Kuangsi have right along stood for.
Now that Huang Shao-hung has started for Shanghai real progress Ube peace move may be forthcoming. On the 18th, the rebel general, Wu Ting-yang, and a not well known rebel officer, Hung Kit-yuan, were in tow as emissaries of General Huang, and they were both closeted with Chen Chi tang, Kuangtung's Commander-in-Chick, "After this meeting, the two went back down to Hongkong, and Canton hears that the Shinyo Mara has since carried. a party of over twenty, Huang. Shao-hung anion them, fo Shanghai, There has been a paucity of news from the Kiangsi battle front, bat up. in "the Mortheast comer of Koangtung a Red army has been coming. slowly across the front [and focal troops have been sent to head it off. Only that these Teds and. their robber supporters have come further down has been learned, and. Canton has yet to hear of clash between them and. the relate." Noowithstanding, the pene these Communists fs not being taken ration of Kuangtung. forrit
seriously, for they. are not a par-Hleularly strong, well-equipped force, can be quickly sent running for the mountains along. the' Wunanines.
Carrying out the word and spirit of President Chiang's amnesty proclamation, the first lot of political offenders "have been set free. A Wholesale gaol delivery of prisoners held for having plotted against the government will follow 3 soon as the records can be checked over. The Chief Justice of the Kuangtung Appellate Court has named a.com tee to gather the needed stati and this committee has, been getting in touch with the district icistrates, "having them submit lists showing who are being held their jurisdictions en such charges.
Little has been heard from the local bandits during the last week or #0, the only incident worth reporting being the receipt of a
the gift of a bomb if this Journal the "kuo Wah Po", promising persists in showing a gang of Hok-Shan criminals in a bad light. 'The letter' purports to\ come from, the head of the same band of outlaws who had. asked a Hokshan-Canton passage beat for money and had Set off a bomb on it after waiting 2 bit without hearing from the Passage boat company.
Quite a shake-up has occurred in political "circles; resignations and dismissals have given the wiseacres Imore to talk about. General Tsai Ting-hai stil seems slated for appointment as' Canton's Chief of Police, which office is the judest plain on the Canton at Anyang Kui has not been replaced yet." He has, though, taken up the post that it was reported he id hold after losing the bette paid office, having been sworn in as commander of the' Provincial Militia, Mr, Gaston Wang (Wang Keung) had said that if he ever went back to Hainan, it would be with authority which would enable to carry his orders into execution. Tt was Gaston Wang who got to- thes gether this Provincial and Kes Reon doing i and task undertaken, the. commander 0 a. shape of efficiency.
was to have returned to Hainan ake up the work where he left off when the radicals became s0 thick ton the island that the officials' had fo get out, The admiralty crowd who have been running things, in Hainan, to the intense diseatisfaction' of the Hainanese, were have been got id of. and. with 'a force of his own militia at his eck and call, "Governor Wang would "have had' the " free to act that he possessed before to only a limited extent. But his good Fortune did not last long, for a, job Thad to be. paid for Police Ohiet Anying Kui, who has to move over 1 bit in the political bed to niake oom for General Tsai Ting-hat who has to be rewarded for hat the has' accomplished in. the wat Seainst, Feng and Yen and is tow frith the Reds, wt S@bting complishing in Kiangsi, fight
To Gaston Wang removal. from his "military. position was displeasing," and. an actual. insult, fand he did not.band over his em" Siento abort auihy "enough reported to have been tranem suit his superiors, A. sharp note
werner. by: Nan General. Wang would not way to 8 successor, his arrest would fave to ensue. It was only the hull minute, and the unpleasantness hag: blown overs Wang' Kuh, who has Veen chief administrator in the Model District, Chungshan, where' Dr. Sun' berm, has resigned, and the resignation' of "Provincial Councillor Sun Het-min is another polities chang Arsenal Superintendent. Wang Ya has given way to Ho Lo, and Enot free to move about while his recounts are being looked into. In dition there isthe news of the Acceptance of Treasurer Fan Kit mots resignation from one of the foveal posi tha he wats &@ eve Intendent of the Central Bank.
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Te was heard: that a new foreign firm was to open up in Shamesn, fand. that a compradore' was being Sought. Chang. Kwa "was the Suceesstul applicant, but all that has brought kino far dep tion of liberty, for he and four of his stof have been held by the police because nobody had the money
Ordered at. Chen. Tong to celebrate for the banquet which had been the launching of the new business enterprise, It was on the night of the 17th, that the big dinner was to. have been ivans' the musiitns' came with theft instruments, the sing tong girls appeared in all thelt finery, the guests were on hand to make merry. Before the party got fairly started, the restaurant keeper wanted his $380, and Chang Kiswa's Pockets were empty. 'The foreign boss was away in ifongkong, and surely" the festsurant propttor would be patient and walt for his retarn, "But such arguments die Tot move the' stony-hearted, resaurateur, who promptly notified te police. By" arrangement, Chang's Your helpers "are being' detained, find he has since. been let igo. and sven three days to find the $980.
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