Kuangtung's Formal Declaration of War: Canton in Grave Danger: Nanking Sendi jing Help from Yangtze While war was not officially declared on Kuangai by the military leaders of Kuangtung unfit May 7 skirmishing broke out on May 5 between the two provincial forces at a place called Muaichih, Kuangtung and heavy fighting is expected during the next few days. Apparently, the main forces have not preparing for a general attack on Tachen, a town on the West River.
The Cantonese were caught unprepared, with the result that both Takhing and Dosing were occupied by the insurgents, without Ucodshed, the Ta agency reports. unde: Generals Wu Ting-yang and Chun yet come into contact as there is of ly Chieh-yuan, fare ailvancing gast-ward along the West River, While ngtung have been taken by Kuangsi with: fighting.
Gen. Li Chung-j assumed the post of Ca Chief of the Kuangsi circulated a telegram is strong opposition to the Central Government. in Nanking, the members of which he denounces 2s traitors to be: China and the Kuomintang. erals Wang Ying-ya Wen.yen will march to. wards Kuanning and Szchui. Gen. Muang the youth Governor of Kuangsi, has ordered these four generals to capture Sanshui before May 9 and to forces there in pre an attack on Canton as short a time as possible.
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