Nanking, May 12, Although the war situation developing in favour of the Government forces in the districts of Kueiteh and Mamuchu, the Government forces in the' neighbourhood of south Sieuchow are on the defensive owing to a severe attack' by the troops under the command of Gen. Sun Tien-yang which appeared on the scene from the northern part of Anhui Province. General Chiang Kai-shek who came back to Hsuchow yesterday from. his northern trip ordered the Government forees to disperse all northern troops under the command of Generals Sun Tien-ying and Wan Heuen-tsai from the province of Anhui within a week—Rengo, Activity in the South Canton, May 5.
General Chen Chi-tang, Commander-in-Chief of the Sth route army, has ordered a fresh drive for the capture of Nanning, en pital of Kuangsi, which is expected to commence to-day. Foreigners, it willie recalled, were warned to acuate the war zone some days are.
Bombing planes, machine guns and gunboats are being employed extensively, Kueichow and Yunnan armies into" Kuangsi to ce-operate with the Kuangtung May 9.
It is reported that on the eve of the advance of the Kuangtung my for their drive against Nanne the rebel Kuangsi troops, n out from Chamihow trict, "between Wuchow and Nanning, surrounded a large force comprised principally of loyal Kuangei soldiers, All available troops are now being. rushed to the rescue of these be. Icaguered divisions and it is believed the fate of Wuchow depends upon the issue of the battle, Proposed Inv' ion of Kuangtung May 12, It is reported here that the onsides" and the Kuangsi armies are threatening another invasion of Kuangtung and that they are pres paring to enter the province throu Waieh. piss border towns of Kuangning and The Government seized 50 steam vessels in Canton last night pre-
Tientsin, May 7.
It is reported that Mr. Chu Ao-hsiang, director of the foreign relations department attached to General Yen Hsi-shan's headquarters, called yesterday at the Tientsin Maritime Customs Administration and informed the Acting Commis-joner of Customs of General Yen's intention to detain the Customs surtax.
It is not known what reply was given by the Customs authori although it is indicated that nothing will be done until instructions from the Inspector-General of Customs are received—Kuo Min.
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