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Sir B. Alston (Peking).
4th July, 1921.
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9.00 p.m. 4th July, 1921.
R.
No. 259.
10.20 a.m. 7th July, 1921.
(R).
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Intelligence report.
Military Governor of Fengtien is using his new
appointment as commissioner of Mongolia to establish
his own position in (one group unde cypherable)
territories and to extort more money from Central
Goverment but shows little sign of attempting to deal
with Mongolian situation. Military Governor of
Shen-si has not yet been ousted by Chih-li troops an
the whole position of the trio of northern inspectors
general has been weakened by mutinous outbreak at
Ichang and Wuchang which have discredited Military
Governor of Hupei and his (? claim) to dominate
Yangtze provinces.
Hostilities have broken out between Kwangtung
and Kuangsi and if successes of the former continue
Central China provinces may consider moment opportune
to unite with southern provinces under common banner
of province (group unde cypherable) recently raised
by Chakiang.
1. financial p
Finally problem remains unsolved.
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