Sarunpay, May 21, Reports received locally yesterday continue to emphasize the precarious position of the Hankow government, Troops sympathetic to Chiang Kaiishek were reported to be advancing upon Wuchang, having already arrived within "a distance of 40 miles from the city, and others under the command of Yang Sen [were reported 60 miles up river advancing towards Hankow.
The situation at Chinkiang ree mains "unchanged, the only new development being found in a letter sent out on Thursday vid the Commissioner of Customs and signed by General Tsao Wan-shun, coni-mander of the Ist Brigade of the Ist Army, and declaring that merchant vessels are only permitted to enter or leave the port of Chin-Kiang between one half hour before intise and one half hour after sunset, Shipping companies were to have been notified to this effect.
All is reported quiet.from Wuhu, Chinese soldiers on Thursday removed the wireless apparatus from the residence of the A. P, C. Another item states that Mr. Qui, the Comner for Foreign. Affairs left on Thursday for a visit to Shanghai on board the American str.. Ting.
The electric light plant at Nanking is reported now to be in operation, From that place also it was observed that the Cantonese junk fleet which had been held up for a number of day sailed down river on Thursday. There were no troop movements to report but considerable movements of Cantonese gunboats and river steamers were mentioned in yesterday's despateh:
small amount of gunfire tool place on Thursday morning from the Puchen Hills behind Pukow.
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