ase of the Tsingtao Mutiny Concluded Hai best-equipped cruiser, which salled fo the south recently, returned to Kiaochangmiao, Nantad, yesterday, 'The Yat S Yang, the two othe accompanied the Ning Hai on the lithern. trip, -were stationed woosung and' Mamoi_ respectively.
The return of the three cruise) was ordered by the Navy" to avoid misunderstanding ith the South-west, as Gen. Chen Chistang had declared martial law the Bocca Tigris Forts because of the presence of the three warships.
'With the incorporation of the North-eastern Squadron in Nan. King's fleet, and the enlistment. of the three mutinous cruisers, the Hai Chi, Shao Ho, and Hai Shen, in the Kuangtung Army, the case' of the 'Tsingtao mutiny' is" regarded as closed, unless some new develo} ment arises unexpectedly.
Tearned that the Government will not take any further steps to force the return of the Hai Chi, Shao Ho, and Hai Shen, of Admiral Chen Shao-kuan stated that the mission of the three cruisers to the south was to urge the former North-eastern warships to return to the north. But when the Nanking cruisers reached Castle Peak and the mouth of Pearl River, the mutinous warships had sailed for Whampoa, With the exception of the Hai Yun, the Ning Hai and the Yat Sen had returned to their stations, Admiral Chen continued. The Hai Yung ran short of coal and water, ul was getting a new supply at Foochow. "She would return here in two or th ys. The Hal Shu, he said, left here on Thursday for Foothow, not for Hongkong.
The Minister also revealed that steps had been taken by the Min-Gatry of Navy to deal with—the mutiny at Tsingtno as soon as Wus reported to. Nanking, As the Ministry received no orders to intercept the three mutinous vessels on their trip to the south, they were allowed to' travel along' the coast southward" without meeting any difficulty.
In regard to the strength of the fleet attached to. the South-west. the Minister stated that with " the Yat Sen. joining the Ministry and the sinking of the Fei Ying Koangtung aeroplanes during the coup defat against Admiral Chen Chak, the incorporation of the Hai Chi tind the two other cruisers did strengthen the naval force, 'The remaining ships. of the fleet' consisted Of small gunboats good for river patrol and local waters only.
pointed out that the command the North-et been taken over by Nanking. The Squadron had) Ching Hai and "Ting Hai' which, loft Tsingtao with the three cruisers now inthe south inthe mutiny Tetuened to their stations recently.
The Minister stated that he had! recommended. tothe Government plans for. the. re-organisation of China's entire fect, but these could Rot be. enforced "due to certain Aifficlties.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.