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SOUTHERN SUCCESSES.

BUN'S DEFEATED IN CHEKIANG 1

THE HONAN POSITION.

Marshal Bun Chuan Fang's forces are reported to have suffered a de; feat in Cheklang in the fighting about Lanchi, says the N.-C. Daily New of January 24th. They have

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The Beginning of the Afar, The tramwaymen, it seems, had come to an agreement with the com- pany as to terms for resumption of work, and it is understood that per- mission was given to them to take out two or three cars to announce that peace had been restored and that service would be resumed. The two cars were to have been driven to the Bubbling Well sheds, and nothing more.

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WU PEL FU'S YOKE IN HONAN,

CRUSHING TAXATION OF ALL CLASSES..

MISSIONARIES ORDERED TO

“EVACUATE.

The general situation in this province has remained much the same for the last three months, despite the many and alarming rumours that have appeared in the

GENERAL CHIANG KAI

SHEK AND COMRADE BORODIN.

MILITARY VERSUS PRO 'PAGANDIST METHODS,

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Shall Transporta retreated to Tunglu to which points Agitators got to the man, how- Chinese news agencies and press, the Kuomintang which is in control: reinforcements in the form of ever; before the cars' left the, sheds says a message of January 19th of the Government at Hankow, Waterlonta* ****

General Bei Bao Shan's army have been sent from Shinabing.

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troops in the Province, but we hear capital was removed from Canton Kata Mining A Chekiang Division has accomplish the rif-raff

ad, from, the vicinity. All the Northern borders, especially moment of his success in that the Shal Exploitations....The som, ed the defeat of Marshal Sun's crowded on the cars, armed with i̇ north of Changtefu. Some weeks moment of his success in that pro-Shanghai') troops without assistance and it is banners, placards denoting a ric

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ther the northern cause.

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All along Tangtstepoo Hoad and Broadway, the bowling mob came more frenzied and exultant, until they arrived, in the vicinity of the Astor House Officers tried to get them to return to the Way-

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Word has been received in Kude sheds, but they would hear mintang circles in Shanghai to the effect that General Chiang Kai Shek ordered a general attack in Che- kiang, beginning from last Satur- day, but official confirmation of this has not been forthcoming,

It is rumoured in Chinese rail way circles that Marshal Sun Chuan Fang issued orders on the 4th in Nanking that 200 railway cars are to be assembled at Hang

chow.

nothing of it-they insisted on going on, throwing re-crackers from windows and shouting wildly Between the Garden Bridge and Nanking Road, passersby and

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General Chiang's objecwo Cottona ing on a small scale south of Sin. Chiang. yangchow. It is said that this tion to the removal to Hankow is Orientals latter was staged to appease Mar that if he remained in Hankow or Shaug bat Colour ( shal Chang Tao Lin who had Wachang, he would be the virtual China Bases threatened to send in his Northern Prisoner of the Left Wing of the Tramways.....

Kuomintang and of the Communist Paris (uk)

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Mail service on the Kinban is open to Peking, but south of Cheng- show the service is only carried to Hanchow at present. The Lunghai is open throughout its length, though travelling conditions for

Playing And Borodia. There has been considerable dis-

agreement between General Chiang Kai Shek and Comrade Borodin since last March. At that time, in Canton, General Chiang developed a coup d'etat to drive Comrade Borodia, the Russian advisers and

the Chinese Communists out of

Canton. Esant was deve-

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motorista were in positive danger.

When the mob had reached Hong-passengers on both railways is un- speakable, while the service is very kew Creek bridge, they were met

irregular as far as time table is by Major Wainwright and Chief

concerned. Inspi. Young who tried to get them Half of General Chin Yun Ao's loping with great rapidity and sacas Orawford...... to turn back. This effort to break troops have been disarmed, and the cess and was one of the reasons for cer up a certain riot was met with cat- other half are said to have decamp the almost successful preliminary United Asbestos calls and fries of vengeance and ed with their arms, and are swelling negotiations between Hong Kong Wataans (old); the crowd made for the two officials the ranks of the brigands in the and the Nationalist Government. Telephonasi bas, If sel

Wm. Fowells i Things looked bad for the two as middle and southern part of the By ilay, however, General Chiang bay-bayers millors sales the tramwayraen sarged round Province. It is said that General bad set his heart on the Northern them, but they got to their motor Chin has gone to his summer ro- expedition, and requiring arms and car and through side streets returnsidence on Chikungshan, but it is munitions, he was ready to de ed to the central district, after hard to understand this unless he nounce his associates in the coup which the order to shut off power has made his pears with Canton, and to return to the fold of Com- was issued.

rade Borodin. for Chikung is held by the Nation- alist troops. - 7.

The Chinese assumption from this is that the northern evacuation of Hangchow is contemplated as a pos- sibility, but confirmation of this is unavailable at present.

With regard to Wu Pai Fu's position our contemporary states: Wu Pei fu In Dificulties. In Honan, the war situation is

As the mob surged westward, developing critically. Marchal Chief Inspr. Young marshalled the Poi Fu's generals are declaring few foreigners and Chinese until their independence, while their pro reinforcements from Central had sence in Henan secins to block the arrived. Officers drew their batons advance, of General Chang Hsuch Liang's troops from Chibli den crala Chin Yang Ao and Wei Yih San, although they have rebelled against Marshal Wu, have ant

road and the officers began the

baton charge.

"The irritation and suspicion of that moment. bas naver been for

nom,márminal.

The Kuomintang's Right Wing. Another factor in the situation is the presence in Shanghai of very" important men connected with the Right Wing of the Kuomintang. These auch have in their favour the

Taxes of all kinds are being gotten. Neither trusts the other fact that they are the historical

-Heavy Taxation.

forced from the people to swell the funds of Marshal Wa's war chest

necessarily gone over to the revolu. began to give Once, off the main upon every house. This applies to the Party and has considerably with these men in charge of it, the

The fact that General Chiang'i any made a poor showing against associates of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. and the line was formed across the One tax this month has been a Marshal Sun in Kianga and that These men distrust. Geners! Chiang whole month's rent from every per- the war there was effectively won

because of his rejoining with Com- son renting out property. Another by the agitational arm, has weaken. rade Borodin in May and June. Before this movement the line is a tax of 50 cents a section (chien) ed General Chiang's influence in Nevertheless, if he came to this part of China and set up a Government tionary. Government; nevertheless, thoroughfare the rioters and the foreigners as well as Chinese of all strengthened that of Comrade Boro their conduci has embarrassed the innocents as well, broke into a trot classes. When the police who came din and his friends. Gezeral group in Hankow would find them- selves in an awkward position. northern expedition.

there. At Ezra Road extension, the to be collected only this once or way in Hankow while he sulked in moh found additional material to monthly, they said they did not

Nanchang.

Shanghal or the Yangtze Cities. their bamboos had sticks. Part of know but it was possible it might a wall had been removed and the be a monthly matter! Hundreds of

THE SHANGHAI MOB,

and wore soon scattered bere and for this were asked if this tax was / Chiang, then, let them have their Therefore, the opposition to the

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Chekiang campaign. Nevertheless,

it is understood that General

One of the principal points of Chiang has issued orders that the LAST SATURDAY'S NANKING loose bricks were used as missiles the people here do not pay that difference between. General Chianged and it is believed that Marshal Chekiang campaign, should be start- to the polics. The strikers, egged on amount for their rent, and it will and the Political Bureau is the Sun's troops will shortly be faced be a very great hardship on them. Chekiang campaign. General Chiang by an army on the Kiangsi border.

Famine conditiona prevail in is intent upon this campaign" im many parts of the province, and the mediately. His whole military pro

ROAD RIOT.

WORK OF RUSSIAN AGITATORS.

Last Saturday saw at Shanghai

This division within the Kuomin-

cannot stress it too much from the

by agitatora and women, hurled volley after volley over the heads of their fellow at the police distress in a month or will be very gramme has" bean based upon the tang is interesting but foreigners Labouring under this disadvantage, great indeed. The floods of last the officers renewed their efforts to since then have a saturated the paign by the seizure of Hangchow

summer and the heavy rainfall successful conclusion of this cam standpoint of the present" relations could obtain control of the bricks.

water, and much, arable land could. not be planted with the winter whentron of the people this staple crop of the people of this

between the Nationalist Gover-

further example of mob riot at push back the front,so that they fields that many are still under by his forces and the eventual capment and the foreign Powers.

The pile afforded the mob their last opportunity to make a stand Once the police cleared this point a

the instigation of agitators some of whom were Russians The N‚_C. Daily News of last Monday states

Five thousand rioting tramway- men, their friends and supporters who tried to turn Nanking Road, large number broke for cover on

this alleyway. From here to Shanghai, topsyturvy last Saturday

Province.

Evacuation Orders,

* Great dismay has been caused in

ture of Shanghai The Political Even the Right Wing of the Kuo- Burean, on the other hand, has ap minting will not effect very con- pareatly preferred to consolidate siderably the general foreign policy its position in the Yangtare and to of the Kuomintang which was laid wait for the settlement of all out-

the ranks of scone British mission standing questions in the Wuhan down by Dr. Sun Yat Ben and which will not be changed. Taat means structions that owIDE to the present

afternoon, were dispersed by eff-chuen Road little difficulty was ex- aries-at-the receipt of official in centre before they approached the that whereas the Right Wing will '

cient police action, without the affair getting out of hand, as was the objective of 60 or 60 agitators, who carefully kept in the back

perienced

probably not use mobs to achieve

disorders, in the Yangtse valley tremendously intricate and difful Spectators were astonished at the British mizionaries

proceed problem of Shanghai. precision and accurate work of the to places of safety or remain at

their purposes, those purposes will Jealousy of Chiang Ka! Shek, their stations at their own risk.

be the same as those of the Left police and not a few expressed There is no anti-foreign agitation The enemies of General Chiang Wing. The consideration, from the

ground as they incited the mob, to favourable comment on their effi- in evidence in Henan, whatever regard it as essential that the foreign standpoint, must be that ciency. The valuable training of there may be under the surface, and General should not be strengthened there will be different tactics, but

farther acts.

Nanking Road between Honan

the Chinese

the British missionaries feel that

been given these instructions, @

military activity of the efficient

personagen in Central

Constables from the the present conditions in this Pro- by a successful military operation that the Nationalists general purt Road and the Bund was filled with Gordon Boad depot won the ad- vince do not warrant such a drastic They-farther feel, according to my view with regard to the treaties miration of: foreign police as they step. Not all British missions have information, that it would be pre 3 will be the same. It is more than surging bumanity, but Chief Inspr.

swept along, ahoulder to shoulder, Marshal. Wu and his headquarterable from a political standpoint, probable that the Right Wing will Young with six other foreigners and fall of vigour and discipline ter's staff are at Chengchow, where for them to develop some other insist that Borodin should go, but and a squad of Chineso, and Sikh police held the Henan Road corner, Russian Agitators Skalking Hound, there does not seem to be much military and turned back, the crowd, until Eye-witnesses of the organization I type, though they very effectively China so that General Chiang does it is unlikely that they will be the arrival of all available men of the affair at Waynde say that station yards, leaving only one line For these very reasons from his General Chiang's views may be occupy all the railway lines in the not stand out as almost s Tuchun, antagonistic to Bovies Russia from Central, station. With these they saw Russians among those sometimes for passenger trains to own standpoint, General Chiang regarded as Right Wing views at reinforcements, the inspector order urging the mass to form, while Kun is sull in Kaileng and spends and antagonistic scrutiny of the the past year would incline one to

pull

11 in and out: Ex-President Tass wants to get away from the strict the moment, but his conduct during ed all to form a line across the others on Nanking Bond- noticed road and slowly but surely the what appeared to be Red Russians most of the time praying to the prescat powers in the Political the opinion that were the Left Wing

idola in the Chiu Ku Miao, Y.-C. | Bureau..

more friendly to him, he might give Daily Newe

(Continued on next Oglumn). dássistance-to it,

Chinese foil back,

Pin the rear of the mob,