Canton, June 7.
Continuing the policy of giving a. sop to the unfaithful to bring} About a change of heart, Canton's Government would instal'Ma Chiuchun. as Commissioner of Recon-Struction. Some. prestige would go to the Sun Fo party were this adherent, to be given back this post, which he had previously held. And Tince the offer is made to appear fo come from Mayor Liu Chimin and Provincial Chairman Lim Min-Kral, who had. been on most friendjy terms with the "Pridtce," Ma Chiuvehtin may agree to serve.
The Kuangtung militarists have a splendid opportunity; Kuangsi be kept in line if regular monetary contributions are forthcoming. For, the poorer neighbour is war wealy, and reconstruction mad, and Nanling seems to have dropped her Jemittances. Such anyway Is wh One gathers, in conversations with gentlemen "in. the know" from Wuchow and Nanning.
'According to one informant, {$800,000 had been' sent from. the Enpital, every month. Entirely Sqnored of late by Nanking, Nanning must needs look to Canton there is to be progress, To a share Canton's takings Nanning feels fhe'is justly entitled, for, after all {he metropolis is waxing fat at the expense of the National Government. It. ig. tax collections. that Tightly should go into the National Treasury, but which are being withheld. that are Keeping up the strength of Kuangtung's fighting machine, and making her so feared zea rival Let but a small fraction of this ensily-gained revenue be turned over to Kuangsi, and she will show her gratitude by putting Stall into projects for the material building of ber domain, 'The other Kuang is weary of war, and wants to keep her men out the yanks as far as may 'And "she does not. intend. that mercenary armies shall. be. raised within her borders to fight other peo-Bie' ates There ie a. dearth of Sven the: most miserable. Deggar cannon-fodder in Kusngiung, where
floes not relish soldiering. Econ Smile Conditions in the neighbouring province are such that itis a simple matter for any recruiting officer to get results if he goes there looking for "raw. material. Recruiting Kuangs by outsiders has been put under' the ban, which will hit Kuangtung hard. Practically halt her soldiers are from: Wuchow find beyond.
Military poste still thickly dot the West River. area, a sign that General Li Chung-jen and his col-Weagues are still not too well trust. din the metropolis. "In the horder counties. of Kuongning and Sewut even, defensive works have—Leen prepared, which is not quite under: Standable, for itis hardly to expected that a Kuangsi invader will'enter from that direction. Ap. parently the military are. playing fan extremely "cautious game and are fortifying in Kuongning and Sawai asa precaution against invasion front Hunan, In Hunan, there are elements which might like shot at Kuangtung.. What. with out-and-out Reds of the Li Ming.
ype, Reds-for-the-moment. of the usual bandit "type, the Tong Shang-chi soldiers, who' cre pro-Sun Fo, and against the Hunan. wa Jard, Ho Chien, almost anything kely to happen, suddenly and. at any time. Wet "nothing. has been heard of a proposed incursion.
Hongkong inspired reports to the contrary, notwithstanding, there. not going to be a campaign for the recovery of the island of Hain at least not now. However, pol €al tools have been sharpened. and With these the Government is hacking away. A ying, oF third of a regiment, 500 simone, is said. to have deserted. Admiral Chen Chich's colours. Intrigue is counted "upon to further weaken' the Admiral's position.
While he lay in bed in the early hours of last Saturday morning, Ho Abechek, "trusted "boy" at" the French Contute on Shameen, was Gf "cave life" coming from his apart-murdered for his savings. A cry
Juent was heard next door at, the Banque de Vindo-China by the re-Yiet guard. The guard being too busy dressing to go on duty to worry about what was going on in the next compound, he made. no Investigation? did not mention hear-Sng the thrill ery to anyo A suitcase was broken into and indications are" that money and Yaliabies "were removed, and. hence robbery was tie motive of the a tack, though $40 in the dead man's girdle was overlooked.
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