Further Assurance to Mr. Tong Shao-yi That He Can and Will Fight on Mr, Tong Shao-yi visited Marshat Yung-hsiang at Lunghua on Saturday afternoon. In the course of their conversation, Marshal Lu "The change of headquarters from Hangchow to Shanghai is at this time advantageous, in that I am able to shorten my front from 1,500 to a single point. I can concentrate all my efforts on that point, Tt ix not necessary to guard against Kiangsi, Anhui and Fukien, front ix'a single point.
"With regard to the International Settlement, the people know me and they know the character of my No resistance will be offered t® sage from General Sun Chuan-fang their entering the city.
All. the ta"Sne effect that he has taken the soldiers have been removed town of Kiangshan in Chekiang: and Kashing. has advanced beyond it. Such The wounded are still coming in movements are at the moment of from™Huchow. The troops there Tittle interest to General Lu Yung-have been ordered to Kushing his lung. When he left Hangchow where Lu is expected to make his told the Commanders of native stand, We hear that the Chekiang divisions that it was to their in-troops in the Huchow region ave terest to defend the provinces eon surrounded, and General Chew's aguinst northern invasions because suffered badly, and many did not intend to return to have refused to obey their Hangchow and if they could keep We are inclined to believe Northerners out there is some truth in this because our Red Cross unit has telegraphed that they are in danger, and we are sending doctor at once by special private motor bort to see what is really: ke mattox.
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