Of Into, Marshal Wu Pei-tu has caused the Peking Government to announce the appointments of General Lin Hu as Tuli of Military Affairs of Kuangtung and of other vficials of the same province. Marshal Wo is, at the same time, alleged to have formulated the following items as a counter measure against Canton:—
(1) To station Gen, Sun Chuantang on the border of Fukien and make him communicate with General Chen Chiung-ming's troops; (2) To station Chao-lin's troops in El Swatow with their headquarters at Hweichow; (3) To appoint, Gen., Yang Ken-ju and Gen. Yeh Chit Commanders-in-Chief of the Northern Army and Southern Army, respec~ tively, with a view to making a general attack upon Dr. Sun's troop (4) To compromise the discord between Chang Yi and Yang Shu-hang at Swatow,—thereby. strengthening the union of the forces belonging to the North and to despatch the Northern Fleet to the South.
By the foregoing plan, Marshal Wo Poi-tu is reported to have resolved to solve the whole Canton anestion within the next three staonths.. Upon receipt of the above ows, Dr. Sun's headquarters are snow discussing what steps should be taken against the probable general attack by the troops from the North. In case Marshal Wu's splan: is realized and if the time, of opening hostilities on such a large weale should really come, it is inferred that Dr. Sun's troops. will adopt. strategy on the basis of the presumption that the Northern [t¥oops will appear in the district Sheklung, advancing along. the {Ganton—Kowloon: me.—astern jews Agency.
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