'Four: machine-guns' have been: placed: in. position to-day by Gen. Reng. Yuchsiang's.. soldiers, just outside the Chien Men, the nearest gate to: the Legation Quarter. The guns overlook the approach to the oilway station, In the opinion of those experi-gueed in Chinese affairs, if Dr. Sun Yat-sen comes to Poking a very dangerous situation will be created.
The students end Communists here are soothing with a fever rouble-making and are drenching the Capital with posters and leaflets calling on the people to abolish eocalled unequal Treaties and to adopt Communism.
The walls in various sections of the city were plastered this morning with inflammatory posters on red bick-ground, and the police are now engaged in terning them down, It is now established—that Marshal Chang Tso-lin went to 'Tientain on hearing of the plot engineered by Gen. eng Yuhsiang's advisers, who are inclined towards Bolshevism, to bring about another coup, this' time aimed at the elimination of Marshals Chang Tso-lin and Tuan Chi-jui and the introduction of a Commission form of government of Bolshevik trend, Tt was hoped to capture all the Jeaders of the Fengtien and Antu parties in one swoop before the tide of enthusiasm attendant on Dr. Sun Yat-sun's arrival had receded, Marshal Chang Tso-lin is now working herd to dissuade Dr, Sun Yat-sen from making the trip to Peking. Even if Dr. Sun does not come, the impulse to disturbances: may come at any time and in the present low economic condition of the people may easily take a serlous turn.
Foreign Note on Treaty Obligations Peking, Dec. 9. wwe Government which is being despatched, this afternoon.
The note calls attention to thy necessity of the Chinese Government observing 'Treaty obligations, and indicates the readiness - of the [Powers concerned to' assist China 1m accordance with the terms of the Washington Treaty, if China's foreign obligations will be fulfilled.
'The full text of the Protocol /Ministers' note tothe Chihese Government will be published _tomorrow.—Reutter's Pacific Service,
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