Liu Chih, chairman of the province, has returned to the city. from Hankow. He stated that pollficial administrations in' Chengping, Neishiang, and Tenghsien in south~ ern Honan, are entirely in the hands of the local gentry, and the magistrates are merely figure heads. The gentry charge the farmers miscellany ous taxes which are ten times over the government taxes. He—further stated that he went fo Hankow visit Gen. Ho Chen-chun, pacification commissioner of Hupeh, to con suit him concerning Red suppression fon the Honan-Hupeh border, and Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang to report, to him the political "administration conditions in'Honan province.
Gen. Peng Chih-chih, vice commandant of the first division, has been appointed to train the remnants of Gen. Sun Tien-ying's army, which are now stationed at Chengchow and Huchang in central Honan.
'A merchant, named Chang Yun-chung, was dragged through the principal streets in the city yester-Say, as he was found selling "enemy" Japanese) goods. The merchant wore a high hat, and was forced to cry loudly, "I will never sell the enemy's goods again."
'Three private opium sellers were] executed' here yesterday. Each of them had gained more $100,000 dur-Ing the past few years opium-selling. The oftciat opium shops are free to sell.
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