Hankow, June 7.
General Wu Pei-fu's soldiers are at present in large numbers ut Hankow. It is rumoured 1 General Wu has demanded TI: 14,000,600 from the Military Governor of Wuchang and that he has received Tls, 1,000,000 from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Hankow. The Wuchang-Changsha Railway is most probably closed, the railway staff having been intimidated by the soldiers. It is very difficult to get any definite news, but no gloat alarm is felt bere.—Reuter.
According to the Chinese Press a telegram received in Shanghar from Tsen Chun-hsuan and the other Administrative Directors in Canton accuses Tuchun Chang Chin-yao of starting the fighting. The fight. says the telegram, cannot be termed between the North and the South: it is merely a local disturbance. General Tan Yen-kai, leader of the Southern forces, has been asked to stop fighting and it is hoped that the North will request Chang Chin-yao to withdraw his men to avoid unnecessary fighting. If Chang's troops are withdrawn, the telegram states that fighting will be stopped at once.
No telegrams have been received in Peking from Changsha for the past week. Evidently communica tion has been interrupted.
General Tuan Chi-jui plans to send his Frontier troops to the Hunan front to assi: thong Chin-yao in fighting against the South, but President Hsu Shih-chang has not expressed any opinion on the matter, which is practically the same as saying that he is opposed to the idea.
General Li Shun (Tuchun of Kiangsu) is reported to have telegraphed to the Central Government stating that if the Central Government will agree to withdraw a little way, it is likely that the South will lay down their arms. Military force will not solve the situation.
The Government is daily receiving telegrams from Hunan Generals asking for military funds and arms and ammunition. So far requests have come in for 500,000 in cash as well as arms and ammunition. The Cabinet discussed the matter and decided to send $300,000.
The following cities are said to have been "captured" by the Southern armies Paoking. Kivang. Loyang, An-jen. Hengchow. Hengshan. Yuhsien, Chaiting, Yungfeng. Yiyang, Yungchien and Yutang, as well as others.
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