Tupan Said to Be Threatened on all Sides by Northern Generals A Peking telegram to the "Shanghai Journal of Commerce" states that in_a confidential memorial to the Government, Marshal Chi Hich-yuan reports that Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang has been reine forcing troops commanded by Gens. Chang Tsz-ping and Yang Hua-chao, who effectives are now said to be 20,000 strong. The memorial adds that Gen. Lu has ordered Shanghai Arsenal to supply him with munitions with which to equip these two forces, which are gradual.
moving towards the Kiangsi border, Marshal Chi asks the Presid-cent to issue him explicit instructions.
President Ts20 Kun is also said to be planning a joint attack upon Chekiang by the' four _provine Kiangsu, Anhui, Kiangst and Ft Kien, when the opportune moment should arrive, on the pretext of suppressing brigandage.
A Tientsin telegram reports that after their arrival at Mukden, Gens. Hou Shu-tseng and Wu Kuang-sing, conferred with Chang Tso-lin, Yang Vu-ting and Chang Hsueh-liang on taking action against Chili, Little Hsu assured Chang Tso-lin that Tang Chi-yao of Yunnan had decided to act in concert with Dr. Sun Yat-sen, as a result of a consultation he had with Hoiung Keh-wu and Tan Mou-hsin. When Dr. Sun was randy to lead an expedition northward, Marshal Tang, it" was promised, would send two divisions and two brie gades of Yunnan troops to join him, Marshal Lu of Chekiang, it way stated, had organized and equipped Gens. Tsang and Yang's troops fas one division and one mixed bri-ud had made all necessary and as Marshal Chi as planning to unite si-and Fukien to attack on Chekiang, Fengtien should at this moment Join Chekiang, in resisting Chibli, Marshal Chang is re} agreed to do s0, promising to his newly trained soldier the Great Wall in the event Marshal Chi actually taking hostile faction against Chekiang.
'A Hankow telegram of August 14 to the "Journal" reports that Hine Yao-nan, Sun Tan-lin, Chang Pu-lui, Ma Chi, Tang Song-chi, Fu-cho and other high officials re at Loyang. Wang Chen-ping is sending a delegate there also; and important military conference on questions concerning the situation in the south will be held in Loyang soon, Tu the opinion of the "Shunpao's" Peking correspondent, the war scare need not be taken seriously, as the Government leks funds for every purpose including the prosecution of aveivil war. China has reached such past that not only will it be difficult to do any constructive work, but it will he not ensy to execute a destructive plan. cops Massing on Border But No Joint Attack: Unfounded Rumours Peking, Aug. 14. of reports from various sources indicating increased military. luctivity, there was a_ tendency foreign circles to-day to discount the current rumotirs that Chekiang is likely to be invaded at any moment by combined forces from Kiangsu, Anhui and From what ix believed to be an anti-Chibli source it is announced that on August 5 representative of the four provinces last mentioned with the Minister of War in Peking and discussed the measures which should be taken against Chekiang in view of the of Generals chen and their incorporation under the banner of General Lu Yung-hsiang. It is said that the plan adopted by the conference was immediately to mobilize two divisions from Kiangsu, three brigades from Fukien and' one brigade from Kiangsi. Other reports from Foochow indicate that Gen. Sun Chuan-fang has ordered Gen. Meng Chao-yueh to re-enforce the troops along the Chekiang border and is concentrating his forces
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