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to ancestors, the burning of "joɛɛ, paper, and so on. We bare seen:

The death occurred of Mir.. With the inevitable fowl slain and pre P. Lowe, at his residence in Singapore pared.

We have seen many in after an illness of only a few days. timate little revelations of the de- tails of domesticity of the Chinese Commisioned Shipwright A. G. proletariat. And now it is pos- S. Edwards as been appointed to able to look in at a door and to see the cruiser Hawkins," flagship of the sky where the ceiling should the China squadron.. be. Down come the bricks with a ramble-rum-rumbling and a thud,

+ Lieut. G. Curties bas been

so that when the wind comes our way, we must cong. Good-bye, effect from Aug. 28th. old house. Yours is the common fate of all. You have served your turn, and the sounds of your dis- integration are your nunc dimittis. Because we too grow old and dila- pidate, and must presently be shored up with timber, we know

We hope those busy crowbars do not hurt your spirit as they hart

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ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTZ)

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.

The manual squatic sports meeting of the Victoria Recreation Clab which commenced yesterday will be con- tinized to-day and to-morrow. There

FRIDAY,” OUT(BER= 1, 1920.

BOLD DECEPTION.

BOGUN POLICE OFFICEES-

EUROPEANS ROB REFUCER OF

LARGE SUMS.

A report has been made to the police that on the arrival of the 5.5 Kinshan" from Canton on Tuesday

was a large gathering mesent yester two Europeans boarded the vessel

very

THE CANTON CRISIS,

NAWS FROM SHAMES

IN THE TIRNCHES.”

Some interesting detxis of affairs on Shameen are given in a letter from Canton dated yesterday, and show that all precautions are being taken to protect that place. The

The letter states:

and a fine dust fills the sir about.ordered to join the light cruiser day, and, the keenness with which at the wharf, and representing the very interesting. Fact is disclosed that Carlisle" on the China station, with the various events were contested, selves to be police officers, obtained the men of British nationality two cash boxes containing large have drawn rifes and ammunition provided much excitement.

The principal events of the even sums of money from a second class from the police.

Detectives are Boatswain F. J. Light has been were the half a mile and the 100 Chinese passenger.

The Indian soldiers of the detach- posted to the "Tamar," depot yards races for the Championship of now endeavouring to establish the

the Calony.

met sent up from Hongkong sleep Johnstone won the identity of the Europeans Hongkong, for additional duties. Marlatter event, in fine style, half ↑

It appears that the "Kishan " Light got his warrant last year.

length in front of Laing who secured arrived late on Tuesday night within the trenches," that is that every the second place after a

a large number of refugees from night they are on guard behind the board. Most of them and bag fortifications erected round The engagement is announced exciting tussle with Lyon, who Canton on how you feel, and we sympatise. of Mr. J. Duncan Roberts, Singapore, led him all the way until the last came ashore as soon as the ship made the island, 50 or 100 yards spært.

This morning the sailors from the and Misa Edith Harding, at one time lap. T. Logan, the Colony's old fast alongside the wharf, and found Superintendent of St. Mary's Home, Champion all round swimmer, won accommodation in Chinese boarding gun boats practised getting into position with machine guns. The Singapore.

the 100 yards Championship swi..houses, but some remained on board Red Cross is stationed at the Con from Johnstone in fine style. His until the following morning.

sulate.- time of 604.5secs was 4.5 of a

At about 3 am the two Europeans

All the Shameen godowns are second below his record dime estz came on board and, informing the bulging with bales or cases of all

dimensions containing valuables, blished some years ago. Johnstone passengers that they were Police In completed the course in 62.2/5sec spectors, inspected the luggage. The private effects, etc. of the Chinese. second class passenger in question F. M. R. Pereira was a good third.

Much excitement was caused in had two cash boxes the keys of No more is now allowed to enter Business was still at a stand stil the second heat of the Ladies which were demanded by the bogus the island except by special permit

officers. The passenger replied that who was heavily handicapped, coming

the advice. Admiral Lin Paoyi..an of his father who She after- in first in grand style.

at present in Canton. Handing Administrative Director of the bik wards won the final, after a great ima slip of paper, en which was tary Government and Minister of the

ours.

....

The death is reported of the HONGKONG PLACE NAMES. Rev. James H. Fettee, who came to Japan a number of years ago to aid in missionary work. He was sent by the American Board of Missions.

The death is announced of Capt.

Both morning papers have lately published articles dealing sketchily with the subject of Hongkong's talking it over. ld residents aver China Merchants SS. Co. He died that some of their statements were suddenly at the residence of his rash guesses.

We are reminded son-in-law in Glasgow on August

place names, and people have been W. T. Tomlinson, formerly of the lengths handicap. Miss V. You the keys were in the possession | yesterday until evening in spite of

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effort. The other events included a two lengths bandicap for girls and written what purported to be their Navy to the merchants to resume..

that the matter was almost ex- haustively treated in the China

1 British shipping firms Ltd. Mal on August 19, 1911.

Con handicap and scratch event for boys Pedder Street, it Was

template selling to the German Goy Some good swimming was exhibited then stated, is named after a barbourment or German shipping firms in these events. The performance master we had in 1843. Lieut. Wa number of the vessels taken from of little Miss Ruby Chu against

Germany as compemation' for the bigger girls was particularly good. Pedder. Hillier Street is named warships sunk at Scapa Flow.

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for the first Assistant Postmaster, C. B. Hillier. Places named after) If the Canadian Pacific Railway bygone governors include Dee would extend its steamship line from Vœux road. Pottinger Street, Hongkong to India there would be Mount Davis. Kennedy nl., Bon- unlimited possibilities for Canadian ham strand, Robinson rd., Stave-trade, is the opinion of the senior ley street, and Jervois st. Bow. British rade Commissioner in rington Canal is thought to be India. meant for Sir John Bowring. Col.

Mr. Charles Sydenham Haden, of Roe Duquesne, Lyons, France, lately accountant to the Lyons branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, left personal estate in the United Kingdom of the grows value of £28,044.

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Mr. George J. Jessop has been

Avenue. Clarendon road, ally what faith in their apparently Lord Stanley, Secretary of State absence of Dr. James F. Connolly.

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course..

THE HARBOUR SWIM.

their trade. The markets and a few restaurants are open as usual in most of the wards of the city.

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amoun, et to the

names, the Europeans took the two cash boxes away, saying that they

NEW ACTING MILITARY GOVERNOR. strongly suspected the boxes to be

The election by citizens" and the receptacles for contraband. In the morning the Chinese went to the Central Police Station to apply for Kwangtung Provincial Assembly of the return of the property and, to his Rear Admiral Tang Ting kwang as In connection with this event which surprise and sorrow, discovered that the Acting Military Governor at takes place on October 6, it is the two Europeans were not known in Canton was

at six o'clock, in interesting to note that there are five the Police Force. He produced the public lady entrants up to date, and it is slip of paper, the writing on which the evening of September 30 hoped that still more will enter for could not be diciphered, and returned by the free setting off of re- Kinshan" to institute en crackers by many enthusiastic Can- the two cups-offered for the first two to the lady competitors to complete the quiries A man employed by the tonese and the hoisting of flags: Compradore's department banded throughout the city, General Me The entries areMrs. Richmond him a piece of paper, saying that it Yung-hsien, the retiring Military the only lady to compete last year bore the names of the two Europeans. Governor, did not immediately hand when she succeeded in com This was submitted to the Police and over the seal of office to the Tuchor course Miss 5. meantime the "Kinshan" sailed for designate; and Admire Lin Pao-vi pleting the Jennings; Miss V. Young; Miss R. Canton. Whether or not the man who has been acting as a mediator Young; and Miss A. Wheeler. John employed by the Kinshan's" con throughout the excitement of the stone, last year's winner of this pradore was in callusion with the last few days and others were asked event, will have a very serious rival Europeans is the subject of Police by the meeting of the representative in T. Logan this year, and a hard investigation. It is expected that citizens to see that the seal be struggle between the two is an- there will be developments on the surrendered without delay. ticipated.

"Kinshan's" return from Canton. The Chinese community will, be well represented in this event this year, the following having entered Messrs. Suck Wing-kwan, Yung) Ping-kwai, Ho Pok-hing, Shung Lo-

results

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

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A TEDIOUS VOYAGE.

**PROFESSOR" PASSENGERS

AGGRIEVED.

The election was in compliance with the wish of Lu Ying-ting, the | chief Kwangsi militarist, that Mu Yung-hsien would surrender his power to the Cantonese as soon as his successor is chosen.

W. Caine (Caine rd.) was chief A British officer who was award- magistrate in 1641. and lieut.-the V.C. for distinguished gallantry governor in Bouring's time. Mer, at the capture of the Taka forts in cer Street refers to the private the campaign of 1860 has just died secretary of Sir 3. Davis, V. T. at Market Harborough, at the age Mercer subsequently serving 3600, namely, Colonel J. W. Chaplin Acting Governor. Macdonnell CB, V.C. road commemorates the governor in 1866-72. The omission of Pope Hennessey's name, noted by the morning paper, was noted in our on early article. It is an awk- ward name to handle, and its awk- wardness is just as likely a reason for the neglect of it as is his un-

A conference was held yesterday popular character. We have bad

noon-at the Micktry of the Navy st The naval medal for long service tak and Tam Sai-man. The other TWELVE WREES TO LONDON.

Dutch Folly before the election of other unpopular governors, whose and good conduct has been granted entrants are Messrs. H. W. Knight,

Rear Admiral Tang. It was finally rames are included in our place to the following serving on the China-Lalog. D. Lyon, G. Jack and W.

decided that, as most of the citizens Black's Link refers to a Station: Stoker Petty Officer D. a Taylor. The Army and Navy will ried away. Perhaps some of the names.

also be represented.

were in favour of a Cantonese gov- material can be used again, and in Major-General W. Black who ad- Rees, "Ambrose Petty Unicer R. F. in Parkhouse, "Tamar:" Cooper G. W.

Interesting details have come to erning Canton, some one should be ONES-BLAND.—0% September that way the old house may taste nainistered the government

The following were yesterday's hand regarding the Gien Line ss. chosen to temporarily fill the office. 22, 1920, at Shanghai, Ernest of partial immortality. It was in- 1898. Link is an old English Challen, "Carlisle."

"Professor," one of the ships handed of Military Governor. Consequently Half Mile Championship of the to Great Britain under the terms of Rear Admiral Tang Ting-kwang was Tom, younger sun of the late teresting to watch the mer putting came for a neck or ridge connect-

Colony (outer course 11 laps.)-15%, the armistice, on the occasion of her asked and accepted as a candidate Jones, of Heaton Moor, Stock-length to length, and climbing explanatory, Colonial and Foreign appointed Deputy Clerk of the United J. R. Johnstone, (12 min. 32 see last voyage from the Far East to for Military Governor. Mr. Wong Thomas and Margaret Miller up the bamboo scaffolding, tying ing two mountains, and is self port, England, to Armie Elisa, like monkeys as they tied: What Affairs Secretaries at Home also States Court for China, Shanghai 2nd, D. Laing, (13 min. 12 sec.); 3rd, London, to which she took some Keong stated that General Chen daughter of William Band of confidence they have in the strength Fure in our street names, as in succession to Mrs. Berryce Harvey, D. Lyon; Also swam; G. Jack.

Hongkong people. The "Professor" Cheung-ming has raised his standard, Two Lengths Handicap Hurdles Stamford Hill, London, England. of a stick of bamboo, and especi- in Knutsford Terrace, Granville resigned. Mr. Jessop will be acting

etc. Clerk of the Court during the (Members),1st Feat: LG. W. HA, left Shanghai on May 23 with a large to fight for Canton for the Cantonese 33 25 seca; 2, 5. A. Marcal (36 number of passengers, including the and has no ambition to become the insecure cane belayings! They

rearguard of the British Military Tuchun of Kwangtung. secs).

After the election of Rear Admiral swarm to great heights, these men, for the Colonies in 1841, has a

"In response to the urgent

2nd Heat: 1, L. M. Franco (33 Mission to Siberia, while at Hong. ERTHELOT. On September 23, and one supposes that if Chinese whole district to his name. Cape

Large number of passengers, the Navy, as Tuchun of Kwangtung 1920, at Shanghai, Jules, late of had had the building of the TowerD'Aguilar we mentioned specially appeal for assistance from North 1/5 sec.); 2, 3. R. Soares (34.2/5 kong She took on board a further Ting Ting-kwang, Vice Minister of included in', whom were many Generals, Ngai Bong-ping and lä the C.M. Customs, eldest son of Babel, and had used" bamboo, a month or two ago, when General Chins we understand that the Com Capt. mittee of the Amateur Dramatic

(Final To-day). of the late C. P. Berthelox of the story of it might have ended D'Aguilar's widow "died.

High Dive, Boys 14 years and officers who had come out East Fook-lum telegraphed to all the mili- differently. Their construction is Belcher and his ship the Sulphur Club has decided to devote the

in charge of parties of returning | tary officers läst evening stating that C. Shanghai, aged 51 years...

Cropley; 2. Y.

Chinese coolies from France. Some all the Kwangtung and Kwangsi Urquhart. ADELEY. On August 21, at 17, every bit as miraculous as Jack's name respectively a bay and a proceeds of its forthcoming produc- under-1,

We suppose

channel. He took possession of our tion to the Famine Relief Fund."

Two Lengths Handicap (Ladies).- passengers were also embarked at troops in Kwangrung will henceforth North Parade, Lowestoft, sud-famous beanstalk.

Commander-Engineer Charles 1, Miss V. Young (45 secs.); 2, Miss Singapore. She was supposed to have be put under the command of the denly, of heart failure, Francis that when the old building is rased island in 1641. It was he who

A normal speed of nearly fourteen Rear Admiral, the New Tuchun of Joseph Badeley, late Hongkong completely a new one will arise used to take observations from Palmer, who has been appointed to D. May, (49 secs.).

Observation Place. Shelley Street in the place of it, and the gap in

Running Header from Spring Board knots, yet with only the usual ports Kwangtung. is not named after the poet, as some the "Hawking" from the 11th inst.,

of call it took her no less than 82 Rear Admiral Teng Ting-kwang our outlook. from our" window

won the Distinguished Service Cross in (Members)-1, G. W. Hall; 2, G. A days to make London. Whenever the Vice Minister of the Navy, de bien perce," will be filled with of us hoped, but after a

the late war, in which he saw much Jack. some clean and respectable token Auditor General who functioned in hard work, both in the North Sea

she met weather anything out of the signated success to Tuchan Mu Two Lengths Girls' Handicap-1. The China Mail of the abiling nature of our Photopium fartice, has a chore be first and in other spheres of naval Miss W: Lawson (49 3/5 secs.), 2, ordinary she was able to make a Yung-hsien, in a Cantorese, native of speed of more than from three Farun District. He is at present also nix-like.city. Our fig trees will a but well activity.

Miss R. Chu (51 2/5 secs.)..

Two Lengths Handicap (Members), to five knots, and there was, it Commander of the CSS. "Haichi TEVIE, JUSTICE, PURLIO SERVICE" whisper to new occupants, and we known street to himself.

Those who are interested may

is stated, an almost continual one of the largest warships of the Judge Lobingier on September 1st Heats 1; F. M. R. Pereira cannot be certain that we will like them as well as we did the old. go in for research and find out for 23 imposed a sentence of 18 months (27 2/5 secs ); 2, A. Botelho (29 sec.) danger of water, fresh food and independent Chinese Navys

General Ngai Bong-ping, Commis- ice giving out. The captain, we as the origins of such names as imprisonment upon W. F. Cameron and G. A. Carvalho (31 secs.) dead understand, did everything in his soner of Police, having declared inde There was the fat brown baby who played on the upper verandah, (a Hellywood road, Caroline Hill, who was charged with embezzling best,

2nd Heat: 1., S. A. Marcal (30 power to lessen the discomforts, but pendence under the military adminis- dangerous place for baby now, Glenealy, Zetland st., and Mount from his employers, Mears. Ander.

nevertheless, he was continually thetration of Ma Yung-hsien, Tse Cheuk looking as if one push would fetch Kellett. Also the explanations of sen, Meyer & Co., goods to the value 4/5 secs); 2. G. W. Hall (32 secs.),

(Final To-day).

recipient of strong complaints from Ying, a commander of the Kwangsi Seven and Sixpenny Hill" are of $2,000. Cameron's term will be it down) who used to stare across

aggrieved passengers. A trip home troops in Cantos, was appointed the There must served in Bilibid. very unsatisfying. It looks old, even though it can at the scribe, with big, wondering also be a story belonging to Gin-

Two Lengths Boys under 12 years by way of Suez in summer is trying other day by the retiring Tachon to (scratch).-1. C. Cropley (42 secs.);

enough on a boat making a normal be the Police Commissioner. The It was the baby, not the

The following officers have been 2, J. Remedios (44 secs ). :.. posted additional to the light cruiser 100 Yards Championship of the speed, but a journey, occupying Police Bureau, with instruction from with iron plates and bolts, at eyes. How gravely and how pret

Hawkins fagship of the China Colony-1, T. Logan (60 4/5 secs.): twelve weeks and on such a ship General Ngai, however, paid no ettep many of Hongkong's older tily be used to acknowledge the

Station, for study in Japan 2, JR. Johnstone (52 2/5 secs.), F. as the Professor is reported to be, tion to him. So far Ngai still com-

must have been little less than awful bands the city police. uildings are treated, to bold the tribute of a smile, thrown across

Lieutenant H. A. Pélham, Lieutenant M. R. Pereira: R. A. Boucher, Lieutenant R. Leeds, olging walla together. The rusty the intervening space in token of

Team Race (six men)-1st, V.R.C. That, in fact, is how it was described ran plates with their massive amity. Where is he now that his

Lieutenant D. N. C. Tufnell, Pay (team J. R. Johnstone, D. Laing, F. by a passenger from the Straits. master Lieutenant Commander H. L.M. R. Pereira: E Noronha, C. Logan ants, add a tone of rusty red to the sheltering roof has gone, and the

Shaw, all undated. inll, discolorations of the outer rest of his home following piece by

and T. Logan, (Time 2min, 55sec.); 2, Chinese YMCA (team T. S MAÇAO TO-KOBE- nisster. The old green- Venetians piece? Will he come back to the

An inquiry was held on Board Leung. I T. Sung, W. K. Shek, S.M Te appe. Never more will small new house that is to be? Hardly,

the LCS." Kiang wo" by Mr. E. W. Leung, P. K. Yeung and S. K. Mok). ids draw them to to shut out Even if he does, he will no longer

PORTUGUESE ENTERPRISE. affertioon sun while the ladies be the wondering baby, but the

For some time past there appears P. Mills, British Vice Consul, to in(Time: 3min.) dominoes, for the old building more sophisticated small boy with to have been dissatisfaction among vestigate into the circumstances sur Water Pulo-Nary, 5 goals (team

REGULAR SERVICE TO BE OPENED. hops below, and two residential less awe for a bald. and wrinkled the officers and engineers employed rounding the death of Captain W. F. C. Edwards. A. Chapman, E Fen

Fighting corurred in the West ats above-is encased with the spiller of ink. Then, on the floor by the principal China Coast ship- McArthur, master of that wessel, who chon, H. McReady, B Elsey, B. Bolt

Sailing on a tentative trip which pporting timbers and bamboo below, there was the bride, who ring companies in the matter of pay has been missing since Sept. 17. No and E. Coles), heat Army, 2 goals cafolding that the house-breakers with her little mirror spent so much and conditions. The number of offi- decision was arrived at but Mr. (team Br. Watson, Br. Wood, Mir will eventually result in the inaugura River near Ma On, Sambut, between Kwangsi soldiers on September 29, 30 admirably tie together, piece by time adorning herself for the com-cers cuncemed is about 500 practice Mills remarked that every effort was Gar. Thomas: MPSC Hunt, Gr. tion of a regular steamship line be- General: Li Fook lum's troops and--

Knight, Pte. Cooper and Pie. Attie), tween Macao and Kobe, the Nam the result being that two of the piece, with lengths of split câne, ing of her youthful groom: She ally all of them members of the being made to locate the body.

van, small Portuguese yacht of These house-breakers are not hur has interrupted the thread of China Coast Officers Guild and the Beginning with the RMS. "Em-

270 tons, reached Kobe September 2. Kwangsi river army transports were disabled," Iris reported that more Elarious criminals but admirable thought in many a leading article, Marine Engineers Guild, and on press of Japain," which recently left

Laden with fall shipment of rice than ten vessels ina tell with Kwangsi workmen who perform the func for her room was small and dark, their behalf the various companies Yokohama for Vancouver all pas DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE the Namiyati" salled from Macao soldiers were 91 their way to Canton Sons of architectural undertakers, and she would not close the shut-have been approached with a view to sengers who arrive in Canada muat

AVOIDED.

August 23 and came by way of Hong. The old house, no doubt intimately ters. In the window to the left, submitting the questions raised to have been vaccinated for small-pox

that point on account of the presence intertwined with the history of now a gaping hole, there was an arbitration. It is understood that the ar show evidence of previous vacci-when the child has a cond. The Fortuguese colonies at Oriental port of Li's troups.

IPHTHERI is ally contracted kong and Formosa. Backed by them that day, but they could not pass ongkang, if we could hat know old, old man, who spent hours companies do not appear to favour nation before landing, according to a cold prepares the child's area for the arrangements are now being made All, is dead. If it were built of citting like a Buddha, and about arbitration.

cable received from the health officer re splin and esa murat of the dish- to open a regular line between the stone, instead of brick, we might, whose contemplations we would

On September 23 a report was at Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific thons ge-mm. - When there are ease of two ports. Fr Forerooms this sentimental melan-vainly speculate.The old house current in Shanghai that a strike had office at Yokobania. The cable fol-diphtheria in the neighton hood children The Namvan was previously boly and crack a joke based on the ought to have lasted out bis time, been decided on. The report was lows: Effective Odober all that inre op de boull he ept at bar owned by an Italian, when her name go that being dilapidated, it must one thinks, for he seemed very near incorrect, however, though, the NC. passengers coming into Canada mustahane Chamberlain's Cough Remoir wasthe Para Morgana" She is equip in the Dockward is a piece of mea be de-lapidated. It is as if to the mystery that intrigues us Daily News understands that there be vaccinated before landing less and they will not here to remain at ped with an auxiliary engine which from the upper works of the cruiser They were taking it to pieces to see all. But he had to move out with may be a hold-up of shipping should they can show evidence of vaccina bom kons. It as desks out the culture propels a speed of thirteen knots anent rent by eaping hole what died of Bit by bit it is the rost of the little colony that the companies finally refuse to go to tion. Quarantine doctor will accept beda hich foto in a child's throat tour. She is Binted by Captain Maz caused by a German shell. The pred spart, and the fragments, dwelt beneath that roof, and we arbitration. It appears that so far written statement of ship's doctor when it has old, an minimizes the de Concesso and is manned with a ship's bell, application for which was

risk of contracting infectious with much noise and dust, are hope he has found quiet, comfort the mater has only been dealt with that everybody on board has been per les llaniste sand Store Chinese and Portuguese crew of 42 made by the Men of Kent, has bots

vaccinated."

kenners. sbuted below to be stacked and cariable quarters somewhere. Of those by corresponder

BOBGIONG, FRIDAY, OCT. 1, 1990.

AN OLD BUILDING.

ot be as old as it looks. It has eves.

t some past time been strengthen scribe, who had big, wonder-filled drinkers Bay. Who knows it?

CHINA COAST" OFFICERS.

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DISSATISFACTION FELA.

QUESTION OF PAY AND CONDITIONS.

and off the sirent until treovorid. Give

Most of the leading Canton eltizens seen are opposed to the suggestion of a Cantonese leader that the Mil- tary Government shall appoint '2" Kwangst officer as Commander-in- Chief over Kwangtning. The opinion heard is that the local affairs will be wholly undertaken by Cantonme Including the command of the Kwangsi troops while still in Kwang- tung

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sent home