The Archive · 1923

CHINESE POLITICS

WU PEI-FU'S STRONGHOLD — No Inclination to Leave Loyang

for Paotingfu Peking, Nov. 15.

Whethen or not General Wu Pei-fu, the newly appointed Inspector-General of Chihli, Shantung and Shansi, should make his headquarters at Paotingfu is engaging the attention of militarists and politicians, President Tsao Kun is credited with having suggested in a telegram to General Wu that he should move his headquarters from Loyang to Paotingfu, to which Genera] Wu is reported to lhave replied that, in view of the situation in Honan and Szechuan, it would not be advisable to make a change meantime, but as soon as the situation cleared the suggested transfer might be considered.—Reuter.

Peking, Nov. 19.

Gen. Wu Pei-fu assumed the office of Inspector-General of Chihli, Shantung and Honan at Loyang on November 15.

The seal of Vice-Inspector-General of these provinces was sent to Gen. Wang Chen-ping through Gen. Ma Yu-pao.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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