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Show ANNOUNCES IE OF CANTON RULE I One Report Says Sun's Arn Crashed; Another That He Will Fight PEKINQ, Jun 17. (Bv the hjKWr clated Press.) Oeneral Chen Chiung Ming, formerly civil governor of Kwantung province, whose troops, seized seiz-ed Canton Friday, announced today that the south China or Canton government, gov-ernment, ha-s been terminated and that henceforth Canton would unite with the north in recognizing the old Republican parliament. Dispatches from Canion describe th collapse of the southern government as complete. Suns military forces crushed and the former Canton presi-. dent himself a fugitive. BV EDNA BOOKF-R (Intcniiition.il v - s.-i-vl-ci SHAilEEN ISIjAND. Canton. China,! June 17 A decisive battle between General Chen Chiung Ming, whose military coup resulted in occupation of Canton Friday and l. Sun Tat Sen president of the southern China, who was forced Into flight- by the army. Is expected tonight or tomorrow. Dr. Sun. who fled by gunboat to Whnngpoa. has rallied hn forces. Th" navy has remained losal to him and his gunboats are now arriving on the Pearl river. Ho has sent an ultimatum to General Gen-eral Chen that tlja? guns ol his ships will be turned on the city If It Is not evacuated b Chen's forces within nine hours While not large, tho guns are of sufficient calibre to' cause great damage If the city Is shelled. Sun Yat Sen's loval soldiers who were In Klangsl province fighting Mu Pei-Fu's northern forces ar. hurriedly returning. They aro expected to reach the outskirts of Canton tomorrow. Chen has 25.000 soldiers In the city Foreigners aro all concentrated on Shameen Island and. It Is believed, Will bo safe, on |