Consideration for the People of the Capital Poking, June 2.
The main part of Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin's bodyguard has been. leaving Peking in the past few days and only a thousand now remain it the capital, Yesterday afternoon the Generalissimo received in audience representatives of the Chamber of Commerce. He said that in view of the critical situation and because of the welfare of the country, which had at heart, he had withdrawn his troops from' the various fronts for the sake of peace. His relations with the merchants and people of Poking had been cordial. He did not want to leave without arranging for the preservation of order king and, therefore, he had Field-Marshal Wang Shih-cher the Elder Stateaman, to take over the responsibility of preserving order in the capital and he asked the merchants not to have an fear and to bg loyal to the Field-Marshal, Southern Troops to Enter It is reported that Fiekd-Marshal Wang has telegr hed General Yen has reached Paoting-fu, 80 mil south-west of the capital, on the Peking-Hankow way. General Yen replied that no Shansi, Kuominchun or Nationalist troops mould enter Peking. It was his intention to send General Tang Ching-lin, formerly Tutung of Charhar, wi a small garrison to take over the capital and ¢o-operate with the Peking police to preserve order.
General Chang Tso-hsiang lett Peking to-day for Yangtsun to take charge of the retreat of the Feng-n-armies from the metropolitan area.
The advance guards of the Sh armies have reached Kuopcitien, but they are in no way chasing the r2- treating Fengtien troops.
There appears to be a distinct prospect that Peking will change hands without any serious disturb-
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