Hankow Hears of Japanese Move to Pick Premier Hankow, Feb. 15.
Mr. Li Shih-hao, a close associate of Mr. Wang Keh-min, the President of the Executive Yuan in the Pelpi "Provisional Government," is reportced og being most active in organizing 9 Central China "Provisional Government" with the support of the Japanese authorities, Marquis TA Kuo-chieh, former. Director of the China Merchants' Navigation Company, is stated to} have been negotiating with the Japanese authorities in Shanghai in But the ely of Talshing continued to evacuate and within a short time ist of the people went to the east in the neighbouring town of Hivangchino, some still farther up to Jukuo and the neighbouring country. "Since the Japanese did not reappear, for several successive days after they obtained ransom money, the people of Taishing again returned to the city.
Only Jocal_men are guarding the place, National soldiers have gone {othe front. Another larger contingent of Japanese troops has appeared at the gates of Taishing apparently to get supplies. Fresh local Chinese troops were rushed to the place whereupon Japanese troops Felreated having been satisfied their demands It seems.
'A Shanghai boat line is now making regular' calls at Shingsengang, the nearest river port to Jukao ally, It specializes In shipping the famous Tukao pigs, known throughout China as in ollier eastern countries, special. ly In the Philippines by overseas Chinese as choice Mme. Chiang Kai-shek
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