The Cabinet Office this afternoon gave out a telegram from Marshal Chang Tso-lin informing the Chief Executive that he has communicated with the authorities in Shantung and Chihli urging cessation of hostilities pending final settlement by the Central Government and adding that he has ordered withdrawal of his own troops.
The Chief Executive has also reed a telegram from General Li in, Tupan of Chihli, stating that in compliance with the mandate of last night and with a view to Preventing misunderstanding _between himself and the Kuominchun he is withdrawing half his troops from the Peking-Hankow Railway.
General Chang Hbach-liang has informed the Governmient. through the Minister of War that the headquarters of the Mukien Army in Tientsin has blew removed to Ohan-Tiangeheng, 50 li to the east—
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