Peking, May 18. might have sent, as well as the un-General Wu Pei-fu continues to likelihood of his telegraphing to a serermenen the Chibli, forces on the ised the same medium for despatch strengthen th ili foreign firm when he could have considerably fewer than the Feng-{t© the foreign Legations if he did tien forces. not trust the Government tele~ In a recent interview with a for- graphs. Furthermore, the original eigner, General Chang Tso-lin said; Chinese text was so confused and that he did not intend to attack the V@gue that Chinese scholars are not Chibli forces but would remain; certain what it was really intended—Reuter. where he was and fight if attacked, }to mean and only by very free translation can sense be imparted to Tientsin, May 13, {it in English.
About 20 more Chihli troop trains passed through Tientsin going northeast yesterday and to-day, and also.many empty troops trains, going back evidently to fetch fur-!_ ther reinforcements.
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