After Kiangsu's Attack of Last Friday a Week-end of Tranquillity 'The situation along all fronts was very quiet all day on Sunday as it had been for the most part Saturday. Only rarely did the artillery speak. At Liuho it] was rumoured' that aeroplanes had flown over the lines, dropping bombs, but Colonel Loo Ching-woo, attached to a brigade there, refuted this, though during' Saturday night aeroplanes did drop] bombs in the vicinity, but because of their high flying they did damage. 'Kading is reported being in the hands of Chekiang again and the former report that the me had been broken for a depth of three miles appears to be without foundation, though Chekiang. supporters admit that a flanking' movement executed by Kiangsu managed to circumvent the southern lines. On the other hand, the entire body that got through are said to be. either dead or prisoners, Tt was impossible for correspondents to go beyond Lotien yesterday and a motor-car which passed a cade in the road was called back communique saturday stated that the situation for a while at Nanziang was quite serious, the Kiangsu " troops: having made'an advance, but. the position was won back and 200 pri-much ammunition were aken, the Honanese being the victims, Malootsen was also recovered after a stiff battle and it was asserted that Chekiang aeroplanes did much damage beyond Huangtu. The Liuho situation was reported as quite favourable, though ted at Kading the cond ins were more serious, but here, too, it was stated that all lost' ground' had been recovered.
Independent Navy Joins Kiangsu The Independent Navy under the command of Admiral Lin sailed out of the Huangpu os Sunday at daybreak, the destination said to be tors that the Independent Navy had come to an arrangement with the fleet under the command of Admiral Tu Shih-kuei and that the sudden departure from Shanghai means the joining of both fleets. Four out of the five ships of the Independent Fleet are gone, Dr. Loh, Secretary to General Ho Feng-lin, when questioned with regard to this report, admitted that Lunghua had heard of the defection of the fleet but that had not been confirmed. He said that Marshal Lu Yung-hei ally confident in Admiral Lin personally and that the Admiral was Jat present in Shanghai, not having gone with the ships.
The Independent Navy has been fafiiated with various factions since: it declared itself independent
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