As the Kuominchun armies are making every effort to concentrate their picked soldiers in order to annihilate General Li Ching-lin's forces at " single blow, it is ant cipated that severe fighting wil occur again in the district between Peking and Tientsin—Eastern News Agency.
Tientsin, Dec. 19.
The full strength of the Shantung Army which is moving. towards Tientsin to reinforce General Li Ching-lin's armies, consists, it ie reported, of the 3rd and 6th Armies, and the ud arrived at Chinghsien this afters oon.
Later.
There is little fighting at present. Both sides continue to make entrenchments five miles on the Peking side of Peitsang, while the Kuomin chun forces nightly shell their Chihli opponents. They have made no more infantry attacks, however, owing to the previous ones having been beaten off with Heavy losses. General opinion is that they are awaiting reinforcements from Peking.
General Li Ching-lin has straightened his defences, advancing 20 miles to the north-west of Yang.
At Tangku the situation is settled 'The 9th Division which Jeff for Tongshan from the vicinity of king after Marshal Chang 'Tso-lin'
s definitely joining Chihli ing with General Feng Yuthreatening to march on General Li Ching-lin is thus able to concentrate on the Peitsang front.
The railway service to Shanhai-Kuan is resuming.—Reuter's Pacific Service. cavalry regiment. It is also reported that the 3rd Army will advance towards Tientsin district, and the 6th Army towards Paotingfu.
Though General Li Ching-lin's forces suffered somewhat from the battle which took place this morning in the—neighbourhood Kuanchiatun, General Ching-lin took " personal command of some 4,000 soldiers this afternoon: and advanced that sector in order to reinforce his troops, routing the _Kuominchun forces.
General. Li Ching-lin re-, turned here in triumph to-night. It is reported that the reinforcements of the Shantung Armies also
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