Peking's eyes, are, therefore, rivetted on Taiyuanfu. Can Gen. Yon Shik-shan force a coalition, That is his declared intention rerealed: to mo several times by ship representatives who are growing more and more numerous hero-every Jday. Yen, of course; does not intend to Leave Taiyuanfu, but he seems to Ihave stepped down from his hitherto. /sceure perch on the fence to compete in the maelstrom in order to: obtain. fa larger influence. His old flag has been hauled down and instead theca fies over his yamen the emblem of the Nationalists. It may all be put down to expediency, but there is no doubt about it thet while his brothers of the tupan ate have been exhausting their strength he has added so considerably to his that it is looming over north China, His machine is too big for the province and must be accommodated elsewhere. His first lieutenant, General Shang (Cheng, of Suiyuan, wishes to bring the spare over to the metropolitan pastures ostensibly, as a bridge for that sort of under~ standing which is now being bruited.
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