An important statement concerning the attitude of the 19th Route Army towards the Nanking Government has been issued in Hongkong. Gen. Tsai /Ting-kai said that if Nanking sincere ly adopted a stronger policy against Japan he and his officers of the 19th Route Army would return and serve the Central Government army with= out any conditions attached, He admitted that he had heard of the Nanking offer asking them to return. He said significantly that if the Government would offer resistance against foreign aggressors the 19th Route Army emeers would return to Nanking of their own accord, leven if no order was made for their reinstatement.
In all probability Gen. Tsai Ting kal and Gen. Chiang Kang-nan, who ead the old 19th Route Army, will five up residence in Hongkong. and to Nanking to resume military commands. Passing through the Colony recently, Mr. Chow Lu is said to have talked with both of the ex-generals, and later he convinced Gen. Chiang Kat-shek that it is for the best to let bygones be bygones ard reinstate the two who were instrimental in organizing the abortive: Fukien anti-Nanking revolt, [Telegraph Employees Demand Waxes Nov. 20
About 300 workers of the Tele waph Administration from Canton and the Counties fled the hall of the [Potttieal Counelt Inst Saturday, and would not budge until someone chow-Jed up who would give them satistac~ tion, At 3 pin. Mr. Ching Po-chin, Superintendent of the Canton Omice drove up and made the written prom-ive that all the staff will get 80 per of their full wages for Novem~ The petitioners then went away.
On Monday, General Headquarters having filed" complaint with him, the Chief of Police sent out officers who arrested nine of the ring leaders while they were at their weekly memorial service, These are alleged fo have unnecessarily stirred up dis-
About $600,000 in silver was removed from. the city on a large cargy beat south across the harbour opposite Shameen carly Saturday night when Argus—eyed watchers for the Treasury spotted 1, and ran their Taunch. alongside. " Two foreigners are said to have been in charge of the money, but it was appropriated by the Government people just the is surmised that this silver was being. taken to a foreign gunboat, bat substantiating proof is lacking. ig believed that the owners, being foreigners, there will not be an outright confiscation, but the enquivalfent of the $600,000 in Provincial Bank notes will be, or has been, tendered them,
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