Al is not proceeding in the campaign against Chihli so smoothly as its promoters have doubtless hoped. While a demonstration in Canton's rear, coming from Yunnan, was on Tuesday announced by Reuter, another matter of inconvenience to Dr. Sun Yat-sen's general staff must be the attitude of adjoining provinces. It had been stated that they would join in the campaign, but a Hankow telegram to the "Shunpao'' states that the Szechuan and Yunnan authorities have not definitely decided whether or not they will participate on account of their own internal troubles. As a result, the Cantonese are unable to pro-secure their march through Hunan at the present juncture and the preparations for the campaign appear to be slightly slackening.
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