Canteg, Nov. 3.
Ghon Ghing-yuin Of his post of Com-ejected the resignation of General The, Canton Authorities, have
mander of the Bocca Tigris forts, General Chen was formerly Chief Police in Canton in adoption to Seing Commander at Bocen Tigri But he was dismissed from the former. position as he was held to ibe implicated in the shooting by the police when a crowd. of stu gens demoted recently agains japan.
Tt appears that General Chen instructed Tao Linen-tai, the Super-Entendent. of the Police Station in the district where, the demoastration took place, that the police were not to fire, but the order was di gheved and twelve students were "Although dismissing General Chen from the office of Police the authorities desire that he shall continue la. charge of the Bocca Tigris forts. Which are regarded as of great strategic importance.
Public indignation chiefly directed against Tao Linen-tai owing to the shooting. An order was issued for his arrest but managed to escape to Hongkong. There is a great outery against him in the press and proceedings; for his extradition are being started.—Reuter, Jare very civil about demands, they' late forced to find barracks in any. vacant space that seems available, in private homes or in schools.
'The present occupation of Manchuria calls forth various comments, 'Since we are not on the main route {from Nanking to Manchuria, there seems to be one main inference, that, the Government are reali idering the possibility of tual retreat' from the Yangtse lea pital city to the provincial capital lof Honan or some other favourable city in the province, Kunghsien or Should the Government make up its" mind to convert Kaifeng into the national capital for the time being, the city fathers and the chief lof the provincial officials will have a problem on their hands, in the state jof the main streets. For six months inow, the main street from the south gate to the cross roads that divide the city into four equal sections, the Hsing-kung comer, has been in an unspeakable state, Buildings on. leither side have been demolished, and the herbing bricks torn up and piled in the street area. 'Then the west side of the street was. torn' lup for the reception of sewer pipes, lund cross trenches were dug for the carrying of east side surface waters the main channel of the sewer. IThis work is not finished, and along. street from the station into the Government offices rebuilding is going on, with timber, brick, lime and, sand all using the thoroughfare for their resent laceommodation.
The south gate has been tom Jdown and worl: men are even now Jwidening that opening through the wall, Before these operations are Hinished, however, work is in active Joperation from the gate south to the station, another three Li, and from the "Hsing-kung corner west past the Government buildings. - Purther the police office calling for work on the demolition of houses bordering lon the two sides of the street from that same corner north to. the en-{trance to the palace grounds of the Jold Sung Dynasty ruins. Thus, in this state of Autumn hoose-cleaning, the city is hardly in a fit state Jwelcome guests of the calibre that might be. expected ifthe national lea pital moves here.
Word comes from the south of the province that the Communist bund fare still infesting the border ills between Honan and. Hupeh. interesting to note that these bands late the same that captured the ey. Bert Nelson more than a year ago, land have held. him ever since in Jdaress. vile. The Rev. Mr. Fred was captured at the same time, and when ransom money for the liberal tion of the men was produced El the indefatigable efforts of the friends of the two prisoners, with Jout the least Government or taission aid, Ste. Tredt was liberated. Not withstanding the fact that the fro ney demanded for Mr. Nelson also tendered and received, the its then made further demands for munitions, tennis racquets, gramophones, gasolene, ete. etc, 30 that on one pretext oF another, he ill held as & prisoner.
One cannot say that the Government have not been making efforts for his liberation, but all. these efforts have so far failed." General [Chi Itung-ch'ang, who. failed to round up. the desperadoes, was relieved of his command. and. the Pacification Commissioner of the Hupeh-Honan Border, General IMing-chung, was placed in command. The Communist bands lever, settled down to a gue warfare, breaking up into small bands, or, when' closely pressed, evaporating "among the people, Then suddenly small ary commands will be surprised bya large brigand band and will be fortunate, to have a small part of their number get away to te Jon the mishap. As for Mfr. Nelson, Jone wonders how long mere human Jorganism can stand the strain under: which he must have been sutoring for more than a year past.
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