16 OCTOBER 1926, Page 3

The Hong Kong correspondent of the Times reported in Tuesday's

paper that the Canton Government had appointed Yang Sen to the command of one of its armies. This was surprising news, so far as anything in China can be surprising, because Yang Sen is, or was, one of the generals of Wu-Pei-fu. It is said that a Cantonese political officer will go to General Yang Sen's head- quarters in other to educate the troops politically. This is the usual practice of the Cantonese Government, who attach great importance to having an army with impeccable Red principles. The Cantonese boycott of Hong Kong has been removed, but the 2} per cent. surtax which has been imposed has so far been collected only from Chinese importers. • * * * *