A fresh lot of soldiers tran ferred from Sungkiang are drill ing hard. This usually in-Jdieates that Marshal Sun Chuanfang is about to strike som where. Ag soon as trained, they can be easily sent forward, There are persistent rumours that Hsia Chao is not dead, that intimate friends who went to see his corpse, could not identify it. Others more! positive, insist that he was shor through the head and _properly coffined. Local Munch traffic has been improved by two new crude oil burners. On November 7, about 30] junks loaded with rice from Wuhu, were held up at Kashing waiting orders from Hangchow, no explanations given. There is a vague, intangible feeling that something is about to happen, but all clues end abruptly. The impression grows that elusive propaganda is afloat, #9 that obvious facts cast confusing shadows.
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