Hankow, May 12.
General Chen Chien and General Pei Tsung-chi have retuned from Changsha and are now in conference with General Hu Tsung-ta and General Li Tsung-jen, the main subject under discussion being the anti-Northern Expedition, Apparently the attitude of the local military clique is now more Jukewarm than ever for, though it was decided that troops should be Gespatched later to the help of the Nationalist armies on the Shantung Scout, it was intimated that their despatch would necessarily be somewhat delayed owing to the amount of preparation entailed—Reuter.
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