Tokyo, July 17.
Mr, Taro Ishii, former Constl-General in Shanghai, was this morning formally selected by the Cabinet to head the Japanese Legation. in Bangkok—Domei. this province. Two divisions of Kwangsi troops are stationed at the mouth of the West River, with Gen. Miao's troops at Sanshul standing ready to repel any allempt by the Kwangsi units to seize control of Canton.
The advance units of Gen. Yu's Army entered the city at B o'clock thig.evening. They numbered 1,500 str6fy. OMfcers of the Kwangtung Army, which have thus far remained lukewarm towards Gen. Vu, are today vying with each other in deelarations of support, for fear that their opposition might force the Nanking Government to dispatch a large number of Central troops to the province,
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