Poking, May 19.
In view of reports. that General Wu Pei-fu is sending General It_is understood that goods traffic Feng Vu-hsiang's Christian soldiers on the Peking-Hankow line has{through the hills to the west of the been suspended, probably owing to{Fengtien forces and of the passage troop movements. of numerous Chihli troops towards May 19. the north along the Peking-Mukden Considerable number' of Chihli Railway it is quite possible that {General Chang' Tso-lin is starting reinforcements are still proceeding to the northeast. a general retirement. At any rate, defen qenerien Soren here wie threat of hostilities in the Kaiping the Jatest movements remove the
drawing from Kuych to Luanchow us evea, which had caused con-without. fighting.
General Wu Pei-fu is expected to pass Tientsin to the northeast to-siderable anxiety.—Reuter.
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