The week-end gloom has lifted ait in the local Chiro political situation. It ix reliably. rope that General Chany who hax been obst me on to Lumghua, has been given other $120,000 and that he haw agreed to leave. He wax practic: ally wid that he had to. leave, according to this report, or that he would be made to do so. General Chanie's troops were apparently an= ious to go, as they were not bene fiting financially by their sojourn here and were growing festive under the strain of being where they were not particularly wanted, eral Yang Hua-chuo's (Fukien) men, whose service in the wary under Marshal Lu Yung-hsiang, was 50 splendid and who were largely yexponsible for his being able. to hold out against superior Kiangsw humpers, have now gore over Marshal body und are now in Nanking, having been transported there during the past three days.
One of the causes for the week-ud gloom was the appearance of brigade of Marshal Sun Chuanfang's (Chekiang) troops. The rumour-mongers suggested—that Marshals Chi and Sun hud fallen ut and that trouble was a-brewing, Tt now appears that this brigade was sent to reinforce Marshal Wu Pei-fa and that one of its regiments has already been sent northwards.
With regurd to the national political situation, information locally gathered does' not altogether fit with the telegrams from Peking and Tientsin, especially as regards the defeat of Wu Pei-fu, and the statements given below ate not verifiable but are presented as indicating what -|2 confusion has been created in the news by the extraordinary: propaganda on all sides.
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