Peking, Oct. 20.
By reason of the censorship Peking has now to subsist mainly on Tumours. It is said that the Feng-fis, frees ye, withdrawn from Hangthow and Chinkiang without fighting, but will make stand north of Chinkiang and along river to Pukou.
This plan would be in accordance with the Government's polily at costs to restrict the conflict to the south of Yangtze.
It is held in Peking that Feng Yuchsting ¢hn restrain Honan troops from apiiiing over into aujacént areas, but reports of travellers would indicate that there is tittle hope of restraining Yoh Wei-tsun froth overt action, Honan {s bursting with 300,800 nien, They ave almost vedi the province ry and are anxious to move on to fresh preserves. "Yoh Wei-tsun recently declared that war was the oily sohttion of his problem of trying sustain the Honan armies. Thereby he could get vid of "his surplus, With the commandeering of rolling stock and the tense situation in all provinces north of the Yangtze, Peking is full of dive forebodings. Notes of the Frontier Bank belonging to the Fengtien party are being refused by merchumts. This has resulted in serious runs on the institution. Chinese theatres are half empty, most Chinese keeping indoors after nightfall,
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