Canton, Oct. 29.
The Peiyang gunboats, Yung-chiang, Tungan, Vu-chang and possibly one other, have succeeded in getting away from Canton and passed the Bocva Tigris forts yesterday. It is believed that they are making for Swatow. It is alleged that the commanders of the vessels have received bribes from Dr. Sun Yat-sen's enemies to desert. Now these vessels have gone, the Chinese Navy in Canton waters is reduced practically to nothing, there being only a few small craft left. The biggest vessels, the Haichi and Haihsien, have not been in_ Canton since June, 1922, when Dr. Sun and his former lieutenant, Gen. Chen Chiung-ming, broke off relations.
The Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps has been ordered out by its commandant, Major-General Chan Lim-pak, for active service, and has been_instructed to do regula patrol duty in the streets of Canton from 11 in the morning to midnight.
Reports from Heungshan, the native district of Dr. Sun, Mr. Tang Shao-yi, and other' well-known Cantonese, state_that the inhabitants have decided to oust their magistrate, Mr. Jue Chockman, a strong supporter of the Southern leader. Up to the present Canton is quiet.
In a conversation with some friends this afternoon, Dr. Sun
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