Crisis Felt to be Impending Despite Chen's Assurances Hankow, May 17.
The situation here grows tenser. It is reported that troops are marching on the city from various} directions, All. Chinese ayo have the money to pay for, passoges are teaving by every available ship for Shanghai, One report states that General Yang Sen has now joined up with the forees of Marshal Wu Pel-tu, which have been operating on the Han River, and that the combined force is advancing on Hankow. Tt is reported to be within 60 tiles of the city.
Serious trouble is also threatened from Southern Hupeh, where a body of troops belonging to Hankow have gone over to General, Chiang Kai-shel and are said to be marching up the Hankow-Canton Railway, to have reached a point 20 miles crom Wachang, and to have torn up section of the railway track, To-day a train left Wuchang for Changsha but on account of these troops, it vis reported, it had turn back.
In spite of a statement made by Mfr. Chen to the effect that these reports are false, officials and others here seem to feel that a crisis is pending—Reuter,
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