Dr. Sun Vainly Trying to Cause a Rising in Canton Peking, July 24.
According to foreign. telegrams irom Canton, General Hsu Chung-chih's forced halted at Chihing, midway between Shuichow and Namyung, whence General Hsu sent force to the south as far as Lu-yung with the object of striking the railway at Yingtak, thus cutting General Chen Chiung-ming's forces in halves and interrupting the railway. But General Chen learned of the plan and is concentrating forces at Yingtak in the vicinity of which a decisive battle is expected on which the fate of Dr. Sun Yat-sen depends, Meanwhile, Dr. Sun Yat-sen is endeavouring, but up to the present iruitlessly, to cause an uprising in his favour at Canton.
is reliably reported that the relations of General Chen Chiung-ming and General Wu Pei-fu are daily strengthening.
Norruern Diversion 1x Kranest.
It is reported from Hankow that the 1st Chihli Brigade which arrived at Hankow on July 20 from Yochow has now been ordered to Kiukiang obviously with the intention of strengthening General Chen Chiung-ming by demonstrating against Dr. Sun Yat-sen's sympa-thiers in Kiangsi—Reuter.
Preparations to Drive out Dr. Sun-
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