Trainloads of Chekiang soldiers, although not so frequently as on other days, continue to arrive and depart at Shanghai North Station. Yesterday three military—trains eft for Nanking. One carried about 1,000 men, infantry, artillery and engineers, who came overland from other was composed of Hoads of rice and six carloads of wood for fuel, while the third jeontained various parts of com= panies.
news was available regarding military activities in the Yangtze Valley and so again we have to depend upon the Chinese press for the following reports which may be accepted for their worth:—
Marshal Wu Pei-fa's plan is first to occupy Hsuchowfa (which has not fallen into the Allied Army's hands, as previously—re-8 still a Fengtien and Marshal ied a joint ture of the city within three days. Should Hsuchowfu fall into their hands, will com mand both the Tient the Lung-Hai Railways, the Shanghai-Nanking hai-Hangchow-Ningpo the whole Yangtze Valley will have fallen into their hands. After this, command. Some 20,000:
14 30,000 Chekiang troops are now said to be stationed on the-northern side of the Yangtze, 'They, are advancing northwards, There is a fight now for Kiangou Tupanate, Marshal Sun said to want the post for himself, Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan, the ex: 'Tuchun, is another candidate; and' others mentioned are Gen. Chen Tiao-yuan, former Defence Commissioner ut Hsuchowfu, who is now Associate Director of Military Affairs at Nanking; and Gen, Lin Yi. Mr. Chang Yielun, former Minister of Education, is mentioned for the Civil Governorship, As he is a native of Kiangsu and well~ Tiked locally it is almost ervtain that he will get the joi The Defunct Chaper Volunterrs Twenty-one representatives of the Federated Street Unions resolved on Wednesday to assist Chamber of Commerce in furthering the Woosung and Shanghai Special Administrative Area, while a committee of 12 was ap= pointed to re-organize the defunct Merchant Volunteer Protectionary Corps. In connexion with this last oint it is interesting to note. that Lunghua has prohibited recruiting for so-called self-protection ary oF protection ary organizations, taking: the point of view that the military will do all the protecting necessary.
Labour delegates, who called on Headquarters for permission to ree open the unions, were told that nothing could be done until the return of Gen, Sun Chuan-fang. does not afford them nere ingle grain of comfort.
Of immediate importance militarily is the stand to be taken by the Tupans of Shantung and Chibi! Enough has been written by the Present writer about these two, to show that uncertainty is the best attitude to adopt in considering their problems,
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