The Kungping News agency ports that the 6th Kiangsu Divi fon, acting on orders, has been mobilizing at Pukow. They are said to be digging trenches in pre aration for another war in that Vicinity. This, states the report, is] Detieved to be part of Marshal Chis! plan to clear the Tientsin-Pukow, Railway as far as HsuchowSu so that he might have a clear line, should the be attacked by the Fengtien troops. 'The Red Cross Society is again making preparations for work' in that district, At the conference in Tientsin, states another report, it was decided (1) that Gon, Hu Ching-yi, shall return to Honan and attack Hupeh; (2) that he shall be supported by the Fengtien troops who will go south by the Poking-Hankow Railway; and (3) that Generals Kuang-hsin and Chang Chung-chang shall attack Kiangsu by the Tientsin-Pukow Railway line. The exper in connexion with these expeditions shall be borne by. Marshal Chang! Tso-lin, who will contribute $10,00¢ 000, and the Peking "cabinet."
Another report to the Chinese press states that Marshal Chang Tso-lin will not attack Marshal Chi.
As the participants of the Tientsin conference are said to showing bad feeling, it is reported that the Tientsin branch of the Kuomingtang has telegraphed to Dr. Sun Yat-sen urging him to post-ne his Tientsin visit at: the pre-time, Gen, Lu Yung-hsiang has telegraphed to his son, Lu Shao-chia, and Gen. Chuang Tsz-ping, one of his leading lieutenants, urging them, to proceed immediately to Tientsin.
Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang has, owing to the rumours which have been circulated during the past few days, including the report that he had been arrested by the Fengtien army and had disappeared, telegraphed to the Chief of the Peking Gendarmerie, instructing him to Keep a strict watch for romourmongers and to execute them when they are found guilty.
Marshal Tuan Chi-jui has refused the post of Generalissimo of the Allied armies and the National Citizens' Forces until he has support from the whole country. He is opposed to further fighting and is still hoping for a peaceful settlement. He has further urged that no proclamations should be issued for the arrest of political or military, offenders, but the Fengtien command has prepared a long list of "want men. Marshal Tuan has sent a representative to Nanking to instruct Admiral Tu Hsi-kuei to prevent Marshal Wu Pei-fa moving his troops.
The "Journal of Commerce" says that the Yangtze provences will continue in their support for Marshal Wu and have only telegraphed to Marshal Tuan urging him to take over the reins of office because it will be a convenience. The different generals in Szechuan have telegraphed their support to Marshal Tuan and urged him to unite with Wu Pel-fu, The troop trains at the Shanghai-Nanking Railway station were removed on Saturday. The Kiangwan istrict is resuming normal conditions, now that the 10th division have departed.
Mr. Kao En-huig, Governor of Tsingtao, who was recently arrested. and taken to Tsinanfu has been brought back to Tsingtao to clear up' the - public accounts and to stand trial, it is reported.
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