Suspected or naving wrecked a large transformer by which reason 'Sakuan and Shameen was plunged in fa darkness the night of the 26th of July, two men, it is now known, were the same' evening brought 10 book.
lighting from a southbound train at Sincht on the Canton-Hankow positions, despite heavy Japanese artillery and serial bombardment, ac-Jcording to military reports received there to-day. Having failed to capture the Pass after two days of severe Railway early yesterday morning, five men wandered about, taking particular interest in the appearance the headquarters of. the 158d Division, Guards took them inside offensive, the Japanese troops. re! for questioning, and where they came Scared" to'"baawalingreitoree rear where they. were going Why News, A ments for they were so curious about what the military were doing, from not one was any intelligible answer obtained to any question, Silver reserves held in Shanghai were shipped to Hongkong banks for safekeeping, and the question has been asked, how about the silver reserves here in Canton? Mr, 'Tsun Ngo, Chairman of the Currency Con-ro!' Board; has: given out that eonditions here not warranting - such ction, there is no thought of any change in the place of custody.
"To the $3,600,000 which comes from Nanking monthly for the troops in Kuangtung $000.00 was added February owing to the very high cost of ree." Now an additional $500,000 has. been tacked on the monthly oppriating, bringing the total up to $4,600,000. for a monthly period.
Kuangsi gets for its army $3,000,000 every month, plus $400,000, on in-tease given last June. Matshal Pei Tsung-hsi, in Nanking, is working for an even greater increase, which probably he will get, though what the size of it will be is indeterminable at present, The Chairman of Yunnan, Lung Yun on the th will proceed from his capital to Cheng. The Sbechuen Chairman, Liu Hsiang and he will fy from Chengiu to Nanking. Before it is decided whether war shall be declared or not, Chiang Kale shek and the other national heads must hear from the principal leaders from each of the provinces, and the are all gathering in Nanking, where the big conference will be in' session fon the 10th,
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