CHINA

Otago Witness, Issue 3566, 18 July 1922, Page 22

CHINA

THE' SOUTHERN PROVINCES. NEW YORK, July 10. Canton telegrams report that shell fire from Fort Chien Ghiung Ming destroyed Dr Sun Yat-sen’s munitions base. Dr Sun Yat-sen, with three cruisers, has left for Hongkong. CANTON, July 12. Dr Sun Yat-sen’s warships bombarded and captured the Macao forts without resistance by Chen Chiung Ming’s troops PEKING, July 13. The Governor of Chekiang Province dismissed the Government telegraph and telephone operators and ordered them to depart from the province. He informed the Peking authorities that the provincial officials would operate these utilities hereafter and use the funds for their own expenses. It is rumoured also that the provinces of Fukiang and Kwangtung have been invited to join Chekiang in an autonomous Government, headed by Dr Sun Yatsen. MANILA, July 15. Bulletins from Hongkong state that Dr Sun Yat-sen expects to re take Canton as soon as 20,000 reinforcements arrive. Land and naval battles are proceeding. Five of Dr Sun Yat-sen’s vessels fought their way past the Macao forts last Sunday, firing 100 shells. Dr Sun Yat-sen’s sympathisers in Canton struck on Wednesday, cutting off the water supply and electricity in Canton, and looting half a million yen. THE SHANTUNG SETTLEMENT. TOKIO, July 10. A Chino-Japanese syndicate is being formed to take over the working of two coal mines and one iron mine in Shantung which formerly were included in the German concessions. The company will be formed equally of Chinese and Japanese capital, and will constitute part of the Shantung settlement. The Japanese now have a claim of 50,000,000 gold marks against the properties, which will be credited to Germany as part of her reparation payments. There is every indication that the ChinoJapanese negotiations regarding the Shantung settlement are proceeding smoothly and expeditiously.