A retort was current on Tuesday that members of the Anfu Club were very busy in Shanghai, where, of course, General Wang I-tang, one of their leaders, still resides. It was stated that a considerable number were here—a total distinctly in excess of the usual gathering—and consequently there was much to give rise to speculation. Political events are at such an_interesting stage, with the new Tuchun Alliance looming up in the background, that General Wang's opinions as an Anfu leader would be of more importance than ever.
Tf it is correct that this influx of Anfu members has taken place, it is more or less certain that they have not so far come into touch with their leader. What is, however, happening is that agents are coming and going between Peking and General Wang, although naturally the despatches they bear do not reach publicity. The Chinese Press has announced General Wang's departure for the capital at the end of the month, provided that the peace conference has not been resumed by that time, and these messengers may be burdened with communications of no higher importance than this matter of his return.
$50,000,000, Concurrent with this report of the presence of many Anfu Club-men in Shanghai comes the statement of another Japanese loan. This is no ordinary loan, if rumour does not lie, but one of sensational magnitude, namely, 350,000,000, to be secured on the surplus of the Peking-Hankow Railway. This is the first report of the kind, and in the absence of further information must be taken with all reserve.
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