The Propaganda Corps of the Shentung Army, which is under the charge of Gen. Ho Hai-ming, former M. P., who captored Nanking some years ago. from Gen Chang Hsun, is busily engaged distributing leaflets and making speeches, denouncing the Kuotintang and Communism and describing to the people the horrors that will] occur if the Nationalists ever get Waiti Game at Sungkianz take person- Questioned regarding the Sunzking situation, our informant call that there were sufficient forces to defend this place, especially as the! Northernera themselves had taken the initiative in blowing up the railway bridge, No. 31. As the Nationalists were not intent 'A small fire broke out in. the!
Arsenal on Monday night but it waa easily suppressed before there was any chance of it spreading to the munitions ard gunpowder departments, Tyco workers anda simile camber of watchmen have been) arrested in connexion with the affair taking Shanghat for the resent, they would content themselves with their present positions. and not waste ammunition, Shanghai of Secondary Importance} headquarters for examination, Local organizations are making preparations to send velief to the Tefvgees and matsheds are b erected in Chapei and near West Gate for thelt housing.
In reply to our representative's question a9 to why they did not want Shanghai, our informant Feiterated that this Ws of secon-ary importance only and that Nav-king must first be taken, in Gen. S00 Ting-chang, local agent} for the Shantung Army, has estab-Yighed his Churg-chang. The Shantung Army's order to take Nanking, they were} intelligence bureau has also opened waiting for reinforcements to arrive an office in Chapei and Mr. Liv from Kiangsi and Fukien, After|Muan-chang is in charge. all, he atked, of what use tf) Nanking wae '92: was!
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taken? Shanghai was all right if Nanking, Mar, 1. the Southerners wanted money.
A Soviet government steamer was There was plenty of money here, if stopped here yesterday by the one considered the Customs and the military authorities en route to opium revenues, but the Southerners} Hankow and has now been taken had sufficient money and they did alongside at Pukow while a thoroujch not need to worry on that score, search is being made. Rumours of Jammunition being discovered are of Handicapped for Munitions Jcourse rampant, and it is further Our informant admitted that the stated Madama' Borodin and two Cantonese advisers are on board. Southerners were greatly Irandicapped so far ay their erms and woman corresponding to the tion of Mme. Borodin has ammunition were concerned, They been seen on board, but no confirma-had all sort of rifles and guns tion of her identity can yet be got.—Russian, German, Italian, French The search is being carried out by but these were not uniform and Russians of Chang's army and the ammunition fitted in some cases Rassian sentries and Chinese naval whereas in others it did not. guards have been put on wharf and There were, he said in conclusion, on board, sufficient forces in Honan and. Hu-Anhui Troops Disarmed peh to withstand any attack on! the part of the Shantvng and An interesting situation has come Fengtin armies and ho thought about at Pukow which lends colour that there was net the slightest to the continual rumours of the danger so far as Hankow was con-Aniui Tupan Chen Tice-yuan havin cerned. Moresver, the Fengtien one over to the Southerners. About command had still to consider the 2,000 Anhui troops (not more) Kuominchun as a fighting force. arrived yesterday at Pukow from Pengpa (Anhui) by rail and wore to have sailed Jast night for Wahi
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