Canton, Mar. 19.
Serious indeed is the upset in Yunnan which has unseated Gover-vor Lung, and has left. everything ina, muddle, Obviously it is. not simply a squabble between petty! cliques, but is another phase of the Only a few reports have ome from Yunnanfu, and most of those {to officials who, will not commit themselves openly. Privately, how: ever, intimations have been' given to close friends of thos charmed circle that the of the Lung réginie is sponsored by the Kuangsi tribe, The way. for the entry of troops from Nanning gnd Lungchow was made clear act of some Yunnan troops who turned against the administration.
Across the dividing line Ironsides and Kuangsi regiments are veported to be moving, bound for Yunnanfu, "There some of Governor Lung's underlyings. are trying to Keep order, but with small prospect seemingly of holding out long! Ngainst the hordes that are pouring into the provine If these reports are well ground: ed, there is slight probability Kuangtung's "expeditionary "forces being able to stay the push of the rebels into Yunnan, Nearly all of Kuangsi has been given up by Chen Chi-tang, whose troopers have been shortening their line back towards Wuchow.
The intentions siltes were Their eyes were peace in Kuan: of, and far trol being crushed, the rebels have the strength to gain the mastery of Yunnan if some. of Lung's soldiers come to their support.
There have been vague rumours: of confabulations between spokes men of Marshals Yen and Feng in Hongkong with these authorized to speak for the masters of Kuang Now it is heard that once in the test against the administration at cording to the whispered stories which have been passed down from those who have talked confidentially with certain officials, here. Wang Ching-wai and others once important governmental] figures, but now at outs with the ruling" class, will be extended invitations to join the other protest-ante at Yunnanta. They will be given fitting: posts in the revolution-fry government there.
Lu Ah Fu, bearing credentials from Governor Lung, is here in Canton, and has been doing what he could to get military supplies need ed in his province, While he was ut work on this mission, word was received that the French Indo-China authorities are prepared to release the arms that were seized en route to Yunnan, but they must be taken by April ist. These were being sent to equip the troops who went into Kuangsi to attack Nansing, and their seizure is supposed to be an. aftermath of another little episode. (Certain Annamites, the story goes, had been caught in Chie nese territory, and exercising an extraterritorial privilege, these being French subjects, they were put a train, without the formality] of asking fo vant, and ly taken custodians. So when the opportunity presented itself, these guns were held up by the French colonial administration as @ means of bringing pressure on the Chinese officials responsible for this act, to force] them to right the wrong done, 'The deliberations of money changers, bankers and Treasury officers, Which started yesterday, may—be concluded to-day. An' agreement} Wwas entered into yesterday" that] there shall no longer be recognized classifications of Kuangtung. sub-Siiary coins, but a uniform chang value' for all new coins, at] any rite, shall be established. ' At} fo-day's session this uniform plan will be worked out.
Of eons minted before the 18th year of the Republic, there are two the genuine, full weight weight or otherwise slightly imper-Jeet, but which circulate just. the same. Both'kinds are worth less than Centtal Banknotes, and in exchange ing them for paper, a premium of $8 must be given for the former, and as high.as $20 for the de-
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