All the attent n of the military Jobservers is now being devoted to Feng Yuchsiang's progress through Shensi. I suppose in Shanghai this aspect of the trouble is being crowded out of the general picture the importance of more immediate problems in the Yangtze Valley. According toa recent very reliable! report (or should I say in these days of rumours that it seemed very reliable) the Kuominchun have: reached Tungkuan, the junction Shensi. Shansi and Honan, and very!
to the Lunghai railway. If this is true, and Feng has any force at all there, he is within striking distance of Loyang, and should be in a position to ce-operate with: Fan "at Sinyangchow against the poli cians ave developing their Skill, at_ mahjongg.
The tation of Wu Pei-tw Peking, Oct. 7, It appears likely that Marshal Wa fa will shortly have little tex itary left under his control, Marshal Chang Chung-chang's troops, under General Wi ang Tune, the "Allied" Army, is now arranging 10 ake over the Paotingfu and Taming istrative area, and General Wang goes to Paotingfu to-night, where he will establish his head quarters.
While this is done in a friendly manner and funds are promised help to transport Marshal Wu Pei troops to Honan, the virtual vesult will be that Marshal Wa wi shortly be left master of only part of Honan, while Marshal Caany Chung-chang will control Chihli 2 well as Shantang.
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