Peking, Apr. 17.
The movements of Chihli and Fengtien troops in the direction of Peking continue. No other developments are reported to-day.
The 28th Division of Fengtien troops is reported to have left Jehol and to be marching in the direction of Tientsin, but if would surprise no-one if they turned towards Peking on reaching Tungchow.
A party of Gen. Wu Pei-fu's men is reported to have reached Chang-sin tien and to be preparing for the arrival there of larger bodies. Most of General Wu's forces, however, are being concentrated at the Yellow River. The Yochow forces are being transferred to the North by rail.
Tue Evacuation or TEHCHOW.
Gen. Tsao Kun's troops at Tehchow, Shantung, are said to have evacuated that important point, leaving only a few men to hand over the arsenal to the Fengtien troops on their arrival. Gen. Tsao's men at Machang are also said to have been withdrawn to Paotingfu, but apparently the Chihli troops at Tientsin have not been moved.
The local military authorities are of opinion that there will be no danger of a conflict while the Chih-troops remain at Tientsin, but that their withdrawal from there would indicate early hostilities.
Pexine's Beier 1x Hostitities.
That the objective of both the Fengtien and Chihli armies is Peking is now beginning to be believed among the Chinese. The large temple outside the Chouyangmen, the Tungyu Miao, is being prepared for Fengtien troops, and a party of Fengtien men have been stationed at Shuangchiao, between Peking and Tungchow, where the new wireless station has been erected by the Japanese. Thus the movement of Fengtien troops appears to be in the direction of
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