So-called war news continues to be very small beer. There wasa rumour yesterday of Haichow in North Kiangsu being taken by Fengtien and of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang retiring on Nanking.
Both are unlikely. The difficulties of transport are great and it is more probable that the armies are not in touch yet.
Another-Chinese tel gram last night said that Marshal Wu Pei-fu had definitely given up the idea of coming to make his headquarters in Nanking.
What follow are items taken from Chekiang military headquarters and the Chinese press and are published under reserve.
Special precautions are being taken by Marshal Sun Choan-fang's troops in Shanghai and Woosung for the protection of the Woosung Forts and the port of Shanghai against a threatened attack " by Marshal Chang Tso-lin's Fengtien eunboa commandeering of coolies Lohabu, some 40 miles to the south of Hsuchowfu, on Tuesday and resulted in favour of Mukden. Other reports mention that the 20th Fengtien Division met the troops of Gen. Bei Bao-san (Defence Commissioner at Haichow and Commander-in-Chief of the Kiangsu
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