Marshal Wu Pei-tu is reported to have arrived in Nanking on board the gunboat Chuehchuan, but the Tocul navy has received no official confirmation of this.
According to the Chinese press, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has issued orders to his army to afford special protection to farmers as the army is composed of many farmers and as they depend upon the farmers for food.
The local Kuomintang and th. General Labour Union have tel graphed their congratulations Gen. Chiang upon his "magnificent victories in the Wu-Han districts, The Labour Union says: "Wu fu, the notorious militarist, has at last been overthrown by the Nationalist Army in a wonderful manner and our fellow labourers in the Wu-Han districts have been freed from! the military yoke and are now unde: the protection of the Nationalist forces."
'A. shipment of 500 rifles, 400 colies and 200,000 rounds of ani-munition were sent on Thursday to Gen, Chow Yin.jen, Tupan of Fukien by Marsal Sun, It'was accompanied by the gunboat Hua-an. Four hundred newly recruited troops have! chow for the transportation of troops.
Recruiting offices are not meeting] with much' success locally, only about 100 men having offered themselves for service during the woek-"end. The Pootung office is said to be "doing the best work, having Secured more than 60 of this lot.
ive hundred coolies, recruited locally, were sent to' Nanking for military training on Saturday and 900 Chekiang troopers left for the rovineial capital on the same day.
The report that Marshal Wu Pei-fu has arrived in Nanking Jappears to be correct, according t9 visitors from Nanking, who report! Hthat the gunboat on which the Marshal was travelling has arrived in port and that Marshal Sun /Chuan-fang's yamen, where Marshall Wo ig staying, is under " heavier guard than usual. The report that Marshal Sun has gone to Kiang: {incorrect. He is still in 6 and hag entrusted Gen. Lu Hsiang, ting, Tupan of Chekiang, with the command of his forces, Kuominchun Not Yet Ready A local Kuominchun agent denies that the northwestern army has invaded Shensi as the time has not yet arrived, he says. He expects Showever, that it will not be. long before the Kuominchun will ba gathered together for an attack on arrived in Shanghai from Hsuchow on their way to Foochow to join Get Chow's army.
Gen. Chow Feng-chi. Commander df the Srd Chekiang Division, fas this province, thus coming to the assistance of the Cantonese Nation-
Gen,.-Chiang Kai-shek. by loca! that he has the full-support and sympathy of the public. Following] the example set by the General 'Labour Union, the—Shanghail 'Students' Union' has congratulated the Cantonese leader and proposes hold a mass meeting and demonstration to celebrate the: affair. No date has been set but, if the students do carry out their threat, they twill. be "acting contrary to 'Marshal Sun's recent. proclamation' }forbidding demonstrations, meetings and gatherings of any nature.
'Marshal Sun Still. on the' Defensive WEDNESDAY.
A representative of the Chekiang Provincial Residents' Association has [just returned to Shanghai from Nanking where he interviewed, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang and placed before him the views of the people of Chekiang and appealed to him to stick to his policy of armed neutrality instead of declaring war on the southerners. In a statement, to the Chinese press, the delegate question reported that Marshal Sun is quite firm in his attitude and promised to endeavour to the best of his ability, under all cireumstances, to maintain peace and order and look after the welfare of the people. Marshal Sun ig further reported as saying that, so far, he has not been attacked, nor has he attacked the southern' forces, and s0 the delegate considered that there still are bright prospects for peace.
In the course of a telegram to the same organization, Marshal Sun confirms this and says that he.wi not, permit his troops. to invade other provinees but will only defend-himself against the enemy in ease! of necessity.
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