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SINAZIJN TE BOUGH OHIJA.
It appears that towards the end of Doomber 1915
there have been a number of families leaving Canton, an
signs that others are making ready to love at short notice.
The "ultimatum" sent sme little time baak by
Tannen to the President had no answer up to the 3lat
Decmber. Yunnan, Kweishow, Kwong Sai, and F# Ohuan are all
ratching one another, and full of plans for the declaration
some timŮ.
of independence: if one takes action the others will
probably follow, though Kwong Sai soms loan willing than the
others. Action of this kind by Iwong Sai will of sourne
alosely affect Eweng Tung: but it is hardly probable that
Kwang Tung will follow the lead at least for
General Lung would not be in a position to send troops
against Kwang Bai, even if he wanted to do so, and a
rebellion or declaration of independence by Canton is
unlikely till it is soon how the oat Jumps. Four fiftha
of the soldiers would probably stand by their leaders and
the leaders are very deeply interested in money making
6.g. in opium, of which there are said to be a number of
brande named after the various generaïs, and they are not
prepared to risk all in a hurry,
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The position is no doubt aritical, but the
cong lusion that the military in Canton still have the
situation there in hand and that there will not be more
than sporadic trouble at least for some time, still se Sma
the correct ɔne. Whichever line they take, for or against
Yuan, they dominate the sitution as long as they are am
united as they no: seem to be: whatever their will may be
it will be for the time the one that prevails.
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CADIZION OF GAL? ♬! (so to 3rd January 19161.
Rumours, probably correct, of trouble having
actually broken out have arrived from the Forth River, from
the
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