The Rebel Leaders to Go Abroad Nenking, Jan. St.
It is reported that an outline of rehabilitation measures for the province, of Kuangsi has" been Uintatively' determined after, con-{erences held by Presidents Chiang Kavehek, Hu Hanemin and Wang Ghang-hat_ sith. cther important eivivand military leaders.
Before military reorganization commences, the. simultaneous. deature of the three Kuangel rebel Readers, Li Tsung-jen, Pai Chung-el-and Chang Packuel, for apron must first, be effected." While. the STronsides" willie taken over, by General Miao Peienan, the Kuangsi forees will be reorganized into the provincial defence force to be responsible for border. defence {nd bandit-suppression. duties, "The highest military ergal Kuangsi will be. an. Inspectorate-General of Military. Rehabilitation which wil be in direct control of the Kuangsi units. The organ is to be established for-the transition stage wil be the only high military organ in the province.
ragaed tothe Sth Route Army, those nits still In Kuangel will be th drawn and trans-original garrison posts in Kuangtung.
General Chen Chictang, _Commander of the sth" Route' Army, arrived here from Canton this morn:
and. was welcomed presentatives of the. Comma Chief's Headquarters. Formal conferences are expected to be held next tweak to diseass the" above prom frame for the settlement of the Feb. 1.
Referring to the bandit-situation in Kuangtung, General Chen Chi-tang stated in an interview that Kuangtung is practically cleared outlaws, The East River region which was once a notorious rendezvous of bandits is now pence fal territory thanks to the indefatigable efforts of General Hsiang Han-ping. While the outlaws along the Fukien border are constantly casting longing eyes on the Kuangtung side of the border, the vigilance of the provincial forces "has effectually prevented any incursions—Kuo Min, Killed the bulk of Weihaiwei's trade foo native hongs have closed. their is. A number of Che-branches and recalled sentatives, ere, has also' been affected by the ints, the principal trade customs duties. "Formerly. duty on. nuts exported from here was paysblevat places of destination, Shang hai or Canton, whereas now it paid here; From a third toa hale" eer aad daty is the same in each a than Weihaiwei,
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The jank fade with Chingkow,- groundnut oil inwards" and fugue and piece goods outward, has alnoet fatirely ceased, 'Ie ts expected that Webhalwel trade will amount "to about halt what it was before. the fstalshinent ofthe' ecatoms here, ehaiwel merchants have asked the National government to change jonly ten per cent, of the duties for the first year," increasing the amount by, ten per cent. annually fo that it would be ton years before the full duties fell upon a port that formely: was free!
was understood that the port doctor was to be-retained but "the Chinese terms offered to the doctor here when the territory was. hands back were not acceptable to him. It is now arranged that the Chinese authorities: Py, half a doctor's: salary and the foreign residents the other half. There are four applic: tions for the post already. +4 the meantime there is the British naval surgeon on the island, Captain T. S, Hsu, the High Commissioner, i8 carefully studying all Suggestions. for improving "and developing Welhaibal." Suggestions include establishment "of water. works, cold storage to enable. the fishing Indust export, fish, establishment of modern machinery in local silk tures, development of fruit farming including grafting imported cuttings on local te and development of Weihaiwei summer seaside resort, Peace and order are maintained 500 marines brought in from Taxes are being collected upon the same basis as under British rule, except for a Chinese land. tax {and in. the territory outside the Port Edward area, This brings. in $12,600 a yea A similar amount is to be raised by an education tax for the estab-Hishment of 30 to 40 schools through-four the territory for Chinese chile dren.
The same shipping dues are being, collected and are being used for harbour improvement.
So far no goods tax, consumption tax, or business tax, are being
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