Energetic Preparations to Repel Invasion of Kiangsi: Attack on Hunan Expected Shortly: Preparations in Hupeh: Marshal Sun to Take Part: Yunni an's Invasion of Kuangsi Hankow, July 28.
Preparations for a general attack upon Hunan are now being made: in Hupeh. Tt is learnt that the Hupeh. troops will commence general attack as soon as the Haichou and another war vessel despatched by Marshal Son Chuan-fang, Which are coming up the Yangtze River, and the Honan troops which fare coming down to the South by order of Marshal Wu Pei-fa, arrive here—Toho.
Northern Force Preparing for New Offensive Peking, July 29.
The Hupeh troops, which have retreated a thort distance from Kulo. and Pingkiang, before the advance of the Hunan Revolutionary troops, intend to take the aggressive in a day or two, by making the naval forces defend the Yochow district by water and concentrating their main fore the region of Pingkiang by land. Toho.
Energetic Preparations to Repel Invasion of Kiangsi Kiukiang, July 80. said to be coming from Honan ang [Anhui as reinforcements. Arms and ammunition are being transported. here from Shanghai and the loose: arsenal is turning out as much muni~ possible. Foreign engineers
this arsenal.
to be engaged in improving Marshal Sun Chuan-fang ig stated to have issued a telegram saying that he is responsible for the peace Jand order of the five provinces, Anhui, Kiangsi, Kiangsu, Fukien and Chekiang, and that if any attempt is made to invade any of these provines he will repel it by force—Reuter.
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