Sian, Feb. 13.
'The situation in Sian is' rapidly returning to normal as business, com= mercial and educational activities the elly are resuming.
opened end large quan goods Ait the shops and ores have re: Rive been. ordered from manufac: turers in other provinces to meet the Hsing demand of the focal inhabitants. The food prices which have sky: Tocketed since the December 12 coup re now dropping to normal levels.
Mest of the primary schools fave reopened and the alner educational institutions are expected to resume lasses shortly. Thousands of middle School students who fed to" their Willges for safety are flocking back to Sian for registration in their res: pective schools.
"The munleipsl reconstruction com: mittee is drafting plans to repair and build. the public buildings whicn were damaged during the liwo Up: sings since December 12.
The Lunghai. Railway Administra: ton "hes instructed all available freight coaches along the Une 10, sed to transport foodstuffs and other cods to the Shensi capital Vengeance Wanted Nanking, Feb. 13.
The widow of Gen. Wang Teheh, former North-eastern army comman~ for who. was murdered by a. group fof radical officers in Sisn during the February 2 coup, yesterday sent a {elegram to the Ceatral Government faking that immediate measures, be {aken severely to. punish the Fing= leaders of the crime.
Mis, Wang revealed that her husband was loyal to the Central Government and refused to take side with the radicals in precipitating hostlties. She also Felated that on the afiemoon of February 2 a Eroup of hundred officers and soldiers heed 'Sy Sun Ming-chia rushed into private residence and opened fire Ther husband who was' then sickled. "Nine bullets struck Gen. Wang. illing him instantly.
Gen, Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War, has sent a reply to Mrs, Wang stating that orders have been given {or the arrest and punishment of the culprits who are responsible for the eat of Gen. Wans—Central News.
Tue total population of Kweilin, the new provincial capital of Kwangst, 68,408, of which number 48,062 are male and 19,546 female. according statistics released by the Bureau Public Safety.
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