And yet, in spite of all these denials, the Chinese people are greatly alarmed, They fear that rouble is sure to break out sooner for later, for there is never smoke, they sas, without a fire, 'There is no-debt now but that Tupan Sun Chuan-fang has ordered the mobilization of his men, notices to this effect having been' -posted everywhere in Hangchow, according. to one who returned from Shanghai yesterday.
'A report was evrrent late yester-Gay afternoon that troops in full thing onder and immense supies of arms, ammunition and food-staffs had been transported to the southern section of the Shanghai Hanchow railway line, where large samhers of Chekiang soldiers -are entrenched, In spite of-al of the war propa tions in Chekiang the Fengtien people here and in Nanking (according to observers) have not made and do not appear to be making preparations, 'A number of Chinese officials and their families arrived {a Shanghai yesterday and" to-day more are expected.
The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce has wired to Peking and the various generals concerned urging them to avert another war and to devise means for a peaceful settlement of all misunderstandings. Should there be war, the Chamber says, it will be much worse that that which took place last year and everybody will suffer. A suggestion is made that the generals. should rect personally to thresh out their troubles and bring about a definite Peaceful Sun Content with Poetry of Life well-known Nanking resident, in the course of fan interview with' the Chinese press, expressed the opinion that ther would be no war. He said that Tupan Yang Vu-ting had only a few soldiers at his disposal and there for the most part were mem= bers of is bodyguard, so that he was not strong enough to fight. In the second place, Gen, Yang wished to devote his entire energies to reforming Kiangsu, rather than to wage war. The Fengtien army, said Mr. Sun, had sufficient territory their disposal and they wished to rest awhile before fighting any more. He did not think that Sun Chuan-fang would fight "as the beautiful West at Hangchow abstracted his warlike intentions."
Mr. Sun said that, in view of the breach of the peace pact between Kinngsu and Chekiang Inst autumn, it was futile to sign another agree. ment if the military leaders did xot conscientiously intend to remain at peace with each other. There were no war preparations in Nanking, he concluded.
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