Followers of Dr Sun: Designs on Fukien and Hunan Peking, Aug. %6.
Reports from the South indicate that a fresh movement is on foot among the followers of Dr. Sun Yat-sen with Hunan and Fukien as its field of operation. In the former province, General Li Liehchun, who fled from Kiangsi after his defeat there by General Tsai Cheng-hsuan, has appeared with a following stated to be about 30,000 strong. He is accompanied by nis supporter General Chang Chia-yn and together they have occupied Yungchowfu and are on the point of taking Kiyanhsien.
It is rumoured that a plot is hatching to expel General Chao Hong-ti from the province and to appoint General Tan Yen-kai as Civil Governor, and General Chao has appealed to General Wu Pei-fu for help. It is reported that, General Chao's troops at Changsha have mutinied.
The two other leaders of "Canton's "punitive expedition," Generals Hsu Chung-chih and Li Po-li, have arrived at Tingchowfu, on the Kiangsi border of Fukien, with Generals Huang Ta-wei and Hu Han-ming and about 1,000 followers, while General Li Hsi-huan has gone over to General. Chen Chiung-ming and is now at Canton.
General Li Hon-chi, Governor of Fukien, is recovering from his illness in time to cope with a threat to his power on the part of General Wang Yung-chuan, Cor-mander of the 24th Brigade, who is stated, in__ conjunction, with Generals Li lieh-chun and Hsu {Chung-chih, to be scheming to gain control of the province. To frustrate this plan, the Governor is despatching troops to Shuikow and Yukihsien. He has also sent funds to General Wang in an effort to placate him—Reuter.
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