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to use his good offices to prevent fighting in the city itself
the Premier desired that Ch'en Ch'iung-xin should first be comer
127 pletely defeated, and sent money and ammunition to Me for that
purpose.
No's efforts to this and remained unavailing, his
troops gradually retiring towards or past Canton.
un the 7th
çotuber is'en Ch'un-hatian despatched a circular telegram announ
and
ing the dissolution of the Filitary Government/left Car
same evening on board a Britisn ship, Lu Yung-t'ing issued
similar document from his home in the adjoinine province
Kuang si and General Mo published a proclamation to the sam
fect.
The flight of the latter from Canton on the folloj
was quickly followed by the arrival of Chi'en Ch'iung-min'
and His Majesty's Consul General has been able to re.or
though a curtain amount of desultory street fighting tool
between these forces and remnants of the Kuangai command
destroyed the Canton arsenal before leaving, normal condit
have been restored; Ch'an is declared to have recognized th
election of Admiral T'ang Ting-tung to the position of kiliti
Governor while he himself will occupy the post of Commander-i
Gri of.
It is declared that the abolition of the post of
tary Governor is contemplated.
Meanwhile on the 30th October President Hati Ška