Peking, Sept. 29.
The Fengtien and the Shansi armies at last have fire. A collided and have opened
By the retreat of the Shansi army from Shihehii chuang, the movement of the Fengtien army towards the southern district along the Kinhan Railway has become very smooth. The Shan: army is reported to be pr paring for a positive defensive measure along the provincial border.
Japanese residents at Shihchiachuang have evacuated towards Peking—Toho, troops have already crossed the river at Pukow. Hsinkuan is now thought to be free of cholera.
The same state of uneasiness exists at Wuhu, according to yesterday's information, owing to persistent rumours of an impending vance from the forces at Nanking disarm Wuhan troops now in Wuhu.
In order to avoisl surprise attack, an armed trol is being maintained at Pillar Jcontly three bodies of troops to res tore order in Yunnan, and these troops are described as being along the border and in contro! of Loving, ther north, Dash for Yunnanfu Unsuccessful A fair idea of the complexity of the Yunnanese pattern which bears} numerous resemblances to what is going on in other military-ridden parts of China is afforded through the information that about one: month ago Gen. Hu was ousted from [the control now held by Gen. Long. Likewise, apart from menaces by Gan, Hu, Gen, Long is menaced by tone Gen, Chang who has beer for some time working his way from the wes, around the south and on the railway which was blocked for veral days as a result of th jadvanee. As Long's men were nearly all away, Chang made a dash for the city of Yunnanfu, but within a ow miles of it he met some of Long's soldiers and diverted his course east on the Tongchuan Road.
Gens, Hu und Chang have o large number of troops, the informant writes, and declare that they are] Jeoining to attack Gen, Long again. The fact that the latter is short of, money and ammunition is another ]well-known aspect of the case: Gen. the Hu took all he could lay hands on when he loft a month ago, it portod,.and as this general is
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