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THE CANTON CRISIS.

munition and reserves, his natural plan would be to vt to Cunton as soon as Possible; he has about 50 battalions, and I would say that his troops; are better seasoned than those opposing them."

THE MILITARY SITUATION,

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,]

Popular sympathy has won many a CANTON, July 17th.

campaign in Kwangtung before and it The Cantonese are ir great suspense may prove a deciding factor again this as to the.. results of the lighting around time. The civil population have absolute- Shin Kwan as any decisive action uply no sympathy for Chen as they suffered there would tend to relieve the situation heavily, when the "Kwangtung troops here. The positions of the opposing looted the city. Dr. Sun has not done parties are briefly as follow

cause the peuple to go over anything" Dr. Sun has lost the major part of his to him and what little popularity he has Navy, and only two cruisers of the now is due more to antagonism to Chen's. smaller class and a few gunboats and troops than to his own efforts, It is destroyers are actually under his control, confidently expected that if the Northern but it is doubtful if he eau count on the Experlition is successful the Kwangtung loyalty of the officers and crews.

The

troops will have to clear out, and it i ship are in a position to cause serious felt certain that, as is usual with Aremble and they have another avan party going out of power in Canton, the tage as they are in close proximity to troops will indulge in all kinds of Tereign interests, being more or less

excesses. On the other hand, if He is secure from attack; but it must also be routed. Dr. Sun's tanin hope will be remembered that he is practically bottled shattered and he may yet make an effort a inasmuch as the egress to the open to take Canton by another bombard- sea is strongly guarded by forts whichment.

MISCELLANÇOUS NEWS ITEMS, -

have shown their superiority in recent A rumour went round the city that engagements. His chief land force is the Dr. Sun was going to bombard the city Northern Expedition and this will be on Saturday midnight. Later it was said referred to later. The attempts to that in response to the pleading of the. organise the People's Army have merchants and the intercession of a only met with partial success, as with hut le promised to postpone action the exception of the Sze Yap Districts till Tuelay and the various pence con where the pro-Chen,magistrates are very | mittegs are doing their best to get the unpopular, the ex-bandits have not shown merliators to reconcile the parties before any military activity. As regards the Tuesday. Another ruour states that Ip Sze Fap the districts of San Wu, Kue has approached, the merchants with Toy Shan or San Ning. Hoi Ping, and viewab adoan, and Dr. Sun has signi Yan Ping, forming the hinterlant of fied to them that if the acceed they will Kong Moon, an American business man he treated as hostile. tells me that he netually witnessed fight- ing near San Wai City five days ago. Moreover, the junks that ply between

At 6 pm on Saturday a junk with Canton and the districts have stopped about 20 bags of rice put off from the running for several days and authentic Nam Lan godowns at Henam intending reports have some into the city to the go to Kuk Fou, to the west of Sha- effect that the People's Army

bave Tween

A body of Hin Bing." LL, defeated Chen's troops ander Chao Tak Gendarmes, put off in a sampan, inter- Tsan, the magistrate, and taken a concepted the jink and confiandeered the siderable number of prisoners. There is rice. The rice was landed from a jetty no doubt that Dr. Sun's success was due next to the. Customs search shed on the in a great measure to the magistrate's West Bund. unpopularity. The gunboat Kwony Yuk has been despatched by Dr. Sun to assist in the operations around Kong Moon..

Dr. Nun's main hope, the Northern Expedition, consisting of Hsu Shung Chi's 2nd Kwangtung Army; General Li Fook Lum's corps and a detachment from The Wing Tseng, which left the un- General Li Lieh Chuy's Yunnan Armschorage off Shameen, is now at Whampoa under Cha lui Tak. has now made ebserving strict neutrality.

The launches are *now tied to the sterns of the Wing Fang and Tea Ya respectively and will probably be used a tenders by the cruisers.. I narler- stand that they were commodeered while tied up a Pati

bid for a return to Canton, and it is Yesterday, the military were busy in certain that indecisive outpost netious Fona and the sanpans and ferries. have taken place. The censorship in were stopped for a few hours. It was Canton is very strict at any news said that some of Hung Leuk's soldiers detrimental to their interests "is not who are quartered there, intended to printed. On the other hand, people get mutiny but were avereothr before they { the most conflicting reports as the accomplished anything. situation "at Shiu Kwan. Some say that Shiu Kwan bax fallen and others insist bankers exchange. In a shop a

Near Sap Pas Po la the Chinese native |

few that Dr. Sun's troops have been defeated doors away a number of men were gam- and are in flight. Taking the most con-bling and ten men in uniform carried servative view of the information from out a seaid.

They searched everybody

all sources I gather that Hsu's advanced on the premises, made to arrests und. guards are near Shiu Kwao bat no deleft with over 20 H.K, notes. The com- faite onslaught on the town has yet taken motion brought a detachment of Mer place. I am also inclined to credit the chant Volunteer Corps on the scene and report that Hau suffered a slight repulse all street gats were immediately barred. on one wing after getting to Tai Kia The raiders, who were armed with only and Wong Kong. Shin Kean has the pistol and a few daggers, were hen range of mountains (or hills) to the north of the town, bearing a similarity to the Goddess of Mercy Mountains outside Canton. They would form an admirable

med in and offered to return the money. Unfortunately, the gamblers did not dare. to take back their money and a watch- man opened a gate whereby the raiders made good their escape

Bine of defence if attacked and would not capitulate in a few days as the opposing forces are of even strength. The Yuch stationed in Shek Lung sent a telegram A Mr. Harris, of Liggett and Myers, Han Railway still operates trains which to Canton asking for a rescue party as get to the Shiu Kwan terminus: if Shin he was practically isolated when the Kwan is in Hsu's hands the trains would trains stopped running. A party not go as far and both the military and organised to fetch him by motor-bont civil elements at Canton would be in abut before it started the announcement frenzy. But there is no doubt that fight about the trains again running ente out ing on a' large scale is imminent and no danger is apprehended,

Irrespective of the route that Ha in tends to get to Canton by. Shiu Kwan would have to be taken first as it would be his best base and any deviation from his present plans would enable the Kwangtung Army to attack his flauks

Generals Chen and Ip Kue have not attempted to press home their initial advantage but have been content to pr vent Dr. Sun from returning to power: trusting, probably, to the mediators efforts to induce Dr. Sun to leave Canton. The reason for Dr. Sun's non-acceptance

was

been taken out of their sheds and appear The seaplanes at Tai Sha Tuu have to have been overhauled.

Electric current was still supplied to the city last night älthough the service was not of the best,

At a p.m. to-day Dr. Suu's ships received 350 tons of coal ex 8.8. Georgio, the consignees being the South China" Development Co.

THE CITY

Conditions are getting worse and the

of Li Yuan Hung's repeated invitations people's precautions are not relaxed: A

to go to Peking is the loss of prestigeproclamation is out giving instructions in he would sustain by not being able to reinstate binselt

ense of fire. Very few outrages hayo after having been been reported, this being due ousted by

to the An erstwhile subordiante.

| General Ip is retaining only small bo good work put in by the co-operating patrols, Practically all the junks trading

of troops in and round Canton, with the interior have been taken off ar being the minimum required to deal commandeered, and prices are still going with Dr. Sun's 'forces, The Kowloon Canton Railway yesterday brought op af

up. There is a further drop in the value the Kwangtung Provincial Book considerable number of Wai Chow troops notes, the smallest denominations being who are either replacing those sent north cale nominal at about 15 per cent. and from Canton or are actually going north. the higher values at about 43 per cent, in But he cannot draw on this source to

The streets are. any extent as the guarding of the Rail- practically deserted after sunset but some

ratio to silver coins. way as far as Shek Lung is of vital shops. try to make the most of the day. portance to his communications. The and do a fairly good business. blowing up of two of the railway bridges. is sufficient evidence of the activities of the People's Army.

who were prob- THE METHOD OF MOUNTING ably the bandits responsible for train spectacle glasses, is of the greatest robberies in the past. The Canton importance," writes Dr. G. Hartridge, Arsenal at Shek Cheng is working day FRO.S., Ophthalmic Surgeon and and night to supply their forces with ammunition That Chen's commanders

Lecturer on Ophthalmic Surgery to the

feel that the Shiu Kwan front is of the Westminster Hospital, they must be akmost importance is evident from the securately centred in frames that are number of troops in that vicinity. The

approximate strengths and locations of light, strong and it well, otherwise the the groups are At Shiu Kwan, Yung good effect of the most carefully chosen Sik Leung, Chen Chiung Kwong and Young Kwa Yu with about 35 battalions, correction may be entirely frustrated by including artillery and machine-guns faulty position of the glasses, or even form the first line of defence. About 140 freah source of eye-strain may be intro. lis further south is Ying Tak where diced? The aro about so battalions under the super successors to Clark & Co., Refracting and Tision of General Ip's Chief of Staff... Nearer Canton along the railway are the Manufacturing Opticians, located in 58, reserves which could be brought up to Queen's Road Central, have the equip the front where there is most pressure; ment and instrument to adjust you they are about 20 battalions strong. The placing of these troops goes to show that spectacle to a nicety-ÄDVT. the Kwangtung leaders anticipate Hsu,

HAPPY VALLEY.

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