The Twentieth New Division' under Gen. Kao Tze-chu, formerly Gen. Fan Chung-siu's men, and the }35th Division under Gen. Ma Teng-chico, formerly Gen. Ma Hung-kwei's men, recently were te-Jorganised into two Tsungtui or route army corps. Frankly. stated these men are now adherents of IGen. Liv 'Chin, chairman of Honan Most of their' affeers have been fehanged in' consequence. The following. four "divisions which "were formerly under the "command of} IGen. Liv, have now all left: Honan, 'The First 'Division under. Gen. Ha [Tsung-nan, now stationed in Kansas the Second" Division under Gen, Huang Chieh, and' the." Fourth] Division under' Gen. Hau Ting-yao, both: now stationed in north China; and' the Third. Division under Gen (Chen Ghi-sheng now in Kiangsi, So Gen, Lia hag_maintained himself an the only chairman of a Province without troops "directly Under his control although. suid here thatthe "Honan. Pao-an Army and the newly re-organised army may follow Gen, Lia when leaves here for Kiangsi assume his new. office as Red [Suppression Commissioner.
According to Mr. Fang Chi-tao, chief secretary to the Honan Pro: vineial "Government, the water ae jcumalated in villages of Hoahsien in "northern Hunan, has turned black and is smelling putrid, Plague rampant in consequence ravage ing the people who are dying like flies, "Starvation is weakening their proverbial stamina and the younger [generation og well as the parent generation "is "being. practically wiped out. More' than 10,000 people are' offcialy acknowledged fas fast in Huahsien'alone.
The frm of Seimens & Con who supplied the machinery "sent" their representative to attend the ceremonyand when called upon he made a" very appropriate speech, stressing the cordial relations. that had existed between the firm and the ity authorities and. expressing the beligt" that. this first. project fo satisfactorily concluded "would doubtless lead" to others Similar nature, Speech-making over, the whole company were led for an. inspec tion of the cistern and works, Mr, Wang of the Bureau of. Recon: struction officially' opened the works ju the name. of the civil" and roilitary "governors "and after brief inspection of the. whole plant the company were entertained tea and cakes, Later in the afternoon a de-
of the pumps for fire-fighting pure monstration was made' of the force Poses when a frame building stected especially for the: purpose was set on fire and had streams of water Played upon the flames by" the Attendant. firemen, In the evening a, free entertaine ment was given "by. the city' to specially' invited guests, Te is expected that other schemes of a similar nature may soon started iz Nanning and other" im= portant cities,
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