Reduced by Tupan Lu from Divisions fo Brigades: His "Peace Policy" Reaffirmed In reply to a telegram from ten members of the Chekiang gentry in Shanghai, Marshal Lu Yung-hsiang and Civil Governor Chang Tsi-yang have Jointly declared the attitude of ikely to prevent the close coration-necessary for a successful Jot attack—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Peking, Aug. 19.
Chinese official circles assert that! the Chihli Party has not the slightest intention of warring against Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang and voice the opin-jon that the recent scare was probably caused by parties interested in lowering the price of Chinese bonds which depreciated considerably during the last few days.—Reuter's Pacific Servic Gentry's Fear of "Market Cris Although the war rumours are! discredited by officialdom, during the ast few days, numerous organizations have been bombarding the authorities in Kiangsu and Chekiang with telegraphic inquiries and appeals for peace. From these telegrams, published in the Chinese press, we reproduce one despatched Marshal, are adjoining provinces. Since we signed the Peace Pact at your request last year, Chekiang inas consistently aimed at cultivating the friendship of its neighbour and preserving peace and order within its own borders; it has never once deviated from this course. It is entirely because of the jealousy and distrust felt in certain quarters towards us that the present trouble is deliberately fomented. Our ad-remittance of Tsang and Yang's troops is only a pretext to justify a violation of the Peace Pact.
"The facts relating to the entry of Tsang and Yang's forces into Chekiang were given for your information:—Bath Tsang and commanded a unit of the National Army in Fukien, their total strength being over two divisions. Sun Chuan-fang and Chow Ying-jen wanted to remove them, but were Unable to do so even with the large itary forees in Fukien wholly at from Shanghai on August 19 by the disposal They only compelled most influential members of the them to leave Changchow and! Kiangsu gent to. Marshal
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