Peking, Sept. 6.
According to foreign rets, Marshal Feng Yuhsiang's forces are withdrawing from Eastern Honan to Loyang.—Reuter. machine guns and 11 cannon. captured from Sun Chuan-fang, to Shanghai to be repaired. Another report states that the Arsenal has} shipped 3,200,000 rounds of ammunition to the northern front.
In the meantime Northern soldiers still menace the mouth of the Yang-zo. Whether they are to retreat or to hold this flanking position will probably become evident within a few days.
Reports of convoy officers ho have arrived in Shanghai within' tye last few days are' to the effect that a continuous stream of South-fern soldiers continue to cross the river at Chinkiang, in the main, and to a lesser degree at Nanking. No} Northern gunboats were visible Woosung, it being believed that they have gone to Tsingtao. Four vessels of the Southern Navy, however, are remaining under the shadow of the Forts.
Experts in Chineve military-political policies predict that Chen Chiung-ming will make another bid for power in Canton, and in so doing is utiliting the Radical clement; which is much in evidence in the Kuangtung port. Bombing outrages are almost a nightly oceurrence there, while Swatow is just as much a hotbed of radicalism as it Cholera Still Raging, Labour Unions at Hankow appear to be reorganizing again and show signs of renewing their activities, according to reports from there yesterday. the river, a report: tes, a motor barge belonging to the, A.P.C. has been commandeered by the military at Tatung. A Chinese transport filled with troops arrived at Wuhu during the past few days, and it has been ascertained that the troops at present in that port belong to the 36th and 37th Armies of which a grent! number have recently arrived from up-river, They are expected to proceed down river to Nanking to join in the Northern offensive.
Foreign property is being acc. spied in Wahu, although itis stated hat. certain attempts to, occupy British property have been frastrat ed thus far.
Troops movements have started with considerable aplomb dating the past two days in Nanking. Soliere Bclonging to the 37th Army arrived Guring the day of September 7 from Sp-river, and about 1,000 troops of the 40th Army crossed the river from Pukow on the same day. Teiable report states. that the Northeraers are holding positions about 10 miles inland. Wang. Chi wei and a party of ficial arrived From Kiuliang at. Nanking. September 6, and the same report which makes a note of this declares bolero' to be continuing with ap-Perently no elimination., is reported from' Chinkiang that the Commander nf the troops ft Wasih has sent am urgent demand for troops to be seat from Chinkiang to Kiangyin.
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