Hankow, Sept. 29.
Since the occupation of Tayeh by the allied forces, tha military situ tion hag shifted' from Tayeh to the lower reaches of the Yangtze, and large body of the Southern troops Ihave proceeded eastwards. General Ho Chien's troops, which had been [stationed in the region to the north lof Hankow, also returned here today and immediately proceeded east. wards. Thus a serious situation in ithe lower reaches of the Yangtze is imminent.—Toho.
Shanghai, Sept, 30.
'A. Kiukiang despatch of yesterday's date states:—
"The Southern troops, which had been stationed at Hsingkuo, began, retreating westwards on September 28," avoiding fighting, while the Anhui troops commenced attacking [the Southern troops. As some 18,000 Southern troops have arrived in the neighbourhood of E-cheng, ithe allied forees at Tayeh are now making preparations to stand against the Southern troops.—It appears that General Chiang Kaishek's troops have occupied the, position between Kaoan and Feng-hsin, The 2nd and the 3rd Allied Armies have begun to take precautions against these troops, and it is reported that the allied troops }will common a general attack on
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