The latest political rumour hints! Jat a possible triple alliance between the provinees of Hupeh, Hunan and Kiangsi. Fang Pin-jen, the Tupan lof Kiangsi, recently sent a representative to Wuchang to see Hsiao Yao-nan. It is now reported that representatives from Hsiao and from Chao Hong-ti of Hunan have gone down to Nanking to confer Fang Pin-jen in Kiangsi. If this report proves true, it will upset 3 Wa Pei-fu's plan of a union of Hupeh and Hunan with the fi southwestern provinces, and it mean that Central China remains loyal to the Executive Government in Peking.
The 4th Mixed Bridge in Hupeh has just been converted into regular Division, the 2nd., with Gen. Liu Tso-lung as its divisional eommander., There is a further rumour: that Ger Chang Chia-muh is about] to be deposed from is command of the 25th Division in favour of Chang Hsieh-yen. The latter, who lis the official adviser to the Tupan, was recently sent to Peking to take the Tupan's greetings to President Tuan upon the occasion of his Jday. His long delay in the capital has for some time been giving rise to speculations in the Chinese papers. Now, it appears that. he has, been taking advantage of his sition to obtain this new appointment. But Chang Chin-muh is an awkward man to supersede and there is likely to be trouble yet, if this rumour is true,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.