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The Semshui railway however has not yet resumed working, while the Yueh-Pan train cannot reach its terminus station at Shaokwen as it is reported that the village militia and the red peasant corps in the North River District are still fighting against each other after those railway-mon who were dispersed from Canton had applied to the peasants for protection. All things in the Canton city are now age in quiet but there has been a great change of important personnel in the civil government. It is understood that the influence of T. 7. Soong and Sun Fo will be gradually eliminated from Canton. r. Koo Ying-fan has now assumed charge
as Provincial Finance Commissioner nd will act concurrently as Acting Minister of Finance. Mr. Fong Lung-sang has been made Director-General of the Nationalist Central Bank (r. Mong was assistant manager of the same bank). Mr. Lin Tsu-feng, the Customs Superintendent and Director of Shui-wu Tsung jh'u, will be replaced by Mr. Cheng Tien-ku. The Civil Commissioner r. Chen Shu-yan has already tendered his resignation, but who will be his successor is not yet known. Mr. Li Cheng-yi, the Anti- Opium Bureau Director and Chief Secretary of the Finance Ministry is now in custody and will be tried by a special committee as he is a most influential member of T. 7. Soong's party. Mr. Chen Tao-tso has been a pointed Reconstruction Commissioner and he already took over charge on the 15th.
Submitted:
(SD). Che T. Cheng,
3rd Clerk,
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Canton Customs, 19th April, 1927.
R. J. C. Hedgeland
Commissioner.
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