The situation in the Northwest now attracting considerable attention, The Fengtien forces from Suiyuan are progressing rapidly agains! the Kuominchun in northern Shen and Kansu, the latter retiring before them without putting up any resistance, Meanwhile, however, other Kuominchun forces have ad-vaneed from the north through Shensi and entered western Honan, where they are reported to have defeated the AMied General Liu Chen-hua, sad!axe now 20.miles from the western terminus of the Lung-Hai Raitway. generals have long been unable or} unwilling to fight against the South-jemers and are suspected to be negotiating with them. Hence Marshal Wa appears unable to stem the Kuominchun advance and may be completely eliminated when the Kuominchun would reach Chengchow, which is the junction of the Lung-Hai and Peking-Hankow Rai ways. Most of Honan would fall! into their hands and Marshal Feng would be able to link up with the Cantonese, who are already on the Southern borders of Honan.
'Much therefore depends on the speed with which the well-equipped Fengtien forces, who for the past week have been' going south on the lOhengchow.—Reuter.
Peking-Hankow Railway, will reach
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