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Show LABOR TROUBLES .FEAREDJN CEINA Hong Kong. May "9 Thousands 'of Chinese soldiers who have been stationed sta-tioned to the north of Swatow In the provirice of Kwang Tu;ig are leturn-Ing leturn-Ing to Canton. It Is feaied that labor la-bor troubles will follow tho disbanding disband-ing of these troops. A former governor gov-ernor of Canton has been made commander-in-chief of the armed forces and ho is proceeding to exterminate the pirates on the West river. Men caught stealing even trifling sums are shot dallj. Hundreds of bodies can be seen floating float-ing near the banks of the West river. Some of them have been in the watei for weeks Foreigners In south China expect a renewal of recent anarchistic conditions, con-ditions, now that the funds of the government gov-ernment treasury arc depleted. The British fleet has sailed for the north of China with thousands of Indian In-dian troops from Hong Kong. Other detachments of the garrison here, It is reported, are awaiting orders to embark. Dr. Sun YafSen is retiring to MaV cao, the Portuguese dependency on the Canton river, where he plans to reside no |