The Far Eastern News Agency earns that Tupan Sin will shortly issue a lengthy circular telegram farding the situation. This will contain the usual Chinese military excuses that he means to defend his territory and protect the local people in order to build up strong government for China. will only act in self defence, and will not take the aggressive. He favours peace and will maintain an indifferent attitude towards the many war rumours which are being circulated and then they will, he continues, die a natural death. (This is what all military leade in the past have said in similar circumstances). He will, concludes Tupan Sun, hold his fourth annual manqiuvres in the neat future, but this does not mean to say that he is preparing to fight.
The Kashing correspondent of a local Chinese newspaper says that the 2nd Division (Chekiang army) began their manceuvres on Tuesday between Huchow and Changhsing. In order to avoid misunderstand-
Ings Gen. Lu Hsiang-tien, the commander, issued a proclamation to the people notifying them of this.
'Owing the to the prevalent rumours, says the Chinese press, 'Yang Yucting, Tupan of issu, has decided' to postpone his return to Mukden and his proposed visit to Shanghai. Gen. Yang and Mr, Cheng Chien, Civil Governor of this province, have ordered their subordinates to take the necessary precautions to see that harm is done as a result of the ramours.
The local gentry are making determined efforts to avert further warfare, They have telegraphed to Tupans Yang and Sun urging them to come to an understanding and suggest that they should meet face to face in Shanghai and thresh out their troubles.
Mr. Lu Tsung-yi, former Chinese Minister to Japan, who has come south as a special personal representative of the Chief Executive, Marshal Tuan Chi-jai, to bring about a peace alliance between Anhui, Kiangsu and Chekiang, arrived here on Tuesday. He left for Hangchow to confer with Tupan Sun yesterday, having already conferred with the Tupan of Kiangan and Anhui on the mutter. He has telegraphed to Tuan urging the Chief Executive to issue an order forbidding either side to increase their armies pending definite settlement. Gen. Sun has tele. Jgraphed to Tuan announcing that he is glad to welcome Mr. Lu, and expresses the hope that a peaceful settlement will be brought about so that the merchants might do business and the people live in tranquillity.
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