The Archive · 1924

Curious Hankow Rumour

The "Cer Hankow. 5 that Mars! n Chi-jul has ae~ ihe xeuls of the Presidency arts ut the Inspector ship of Chihli, Honan and Shantung have been offered te Marshal Chang The same paper also reports that the final debacle of Marshal Wut Peto was onused "by Generals Wang Chen-ping and Wang Hwa: chitis going over ty General Feng. AN states that the Marshal's where abouts and intentions are unknown, ut it is believed that he ix coming Hunkow aboard a cruis Reuter's Pacific Service Waichiaopu Arrogating to Itself few days for the purpose of admonishing his troops not to be proud, but strictly to observe discipline and public morality. He will then, accompanied by Lu Yung-hsiang, former Tupan of, GChokiang, pay a visit to Tientsin, where he is expected to confer with Marshal Tuan Chi-jui_ on the Guestion of how to bring about the unification of the country.—Eastern News Agency.

Tangku Occupied by Feng Vu-hsiang's Cavalry Peking, Nov. 4.

Gen, Feng Vu-hsiang. who is still remaining here, to-day despatched Mr. Chang Po-lich, Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives, to Tientsin on a mission to prevail upon Marshal Tuan Chi-jui to enter Peking at once—Eastern News Agency.

Tientsin, Nov. 5.

The cavalry regiment under the command of General Wu Kuang-shin, yesterday defeated the Chihli troops in the district of Lutai and last evening completely captured ku where there is not a single Chiblt soldier.

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