'A deadlock still resteains the kero-Sone manuifuclurers {vom operatin: their refineries and seventeen Kuangtung companies still extant are. be consolidated into a combine, and the Government is going to. be an equal partner. It will match each theirs. Wasteful competition Wil) be eliminated and all will seit fat a fixed price. Distribution will be much as In the case of wolfram, Curtailing of demand for Kwang tung salt from Hunan and Kwangs! has lead to an extensive enquiry into the serious decline in the extra~ provincial trade. The "inspection fee" in Hunan was the disturbing factor, Biving the edge to salt from other arts" which were not—similarly penalized. Because the salt was not. always of a igh standard Hunan Inspected and rejected the less desirable, and charged Kuangtung salt with an inspection fee.
In signing an agreement with the Hunan Treasurer the other day, it was specified that this province is to patronize Kuangtung, " taking all products that, Canton Govern stood to be the spirit of this agreement that Kuangiung shall guarantee the commodity and Hunan in return isto relieve it of this inspection charge.
Smuggled salt from French Indo-china upsets the Canton trade with Kwangsi. In Nanning a. suppression bureau will be established and Kwangsi will do its utmost to discourage the smugglers. The Minister Petping, Feb. 1, Allegations of Communist agita-
Kweiyang, Feb. 20, Progress in the anti-Communist tion' Toe univertley have' Eeen drive in Kweichow during the past mode by Prot. Yang Lich-Lwel of throe days has been no less rapid the Felping Normal Ualversiy, who than that in Szechuan, Following inva stienont sued to the stadenta their westward drive, 'Government Sains tua immediately "ater the forces in this province recaptured Cloak with ihe police in' Peipng lat Tating, about 25 miles west Decenbar, a ceriate pty appectened
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