Tursoay, Feb. 14.
Local reports yesterday from 'Wahu state that the situation there shows many signs of improvement. 'The anti-British "boycott, although officially still in force, is in actuality abating and British goods are being' Dought and sold in the native city without aggression on the part of agitators.
'The Ist and 2nd Regiments of the '7th Army' under Chen Tiao-yuan, arrived from Anking.—The Diplomatic Reinforcoment Corps, despite orders from the military commander, is not yet disbanded, but fe thought to be quiet ineffect-
The new head of the Mineral Oi by Tax Bureau for.the province of Anhui, Mr. Huang Wen-ming, has assumed office and appears anxious to effect ce-operation with foreign companies. All anti-British and anti-foreign activities seem to have subsided in Wuhu, the report continues. A. clandestine display of Posters gives evidence of Communist activities, however, but the local authorities are' dealing with this. The large body of unemploy ed which is the inevitable outcome of bad trade conditions is thought to be a fertile ground for the Come manists to work on.
It is reported from Ichang that those American vessels which have been commandeered officially have not been occupied yet by soldiers. A desire on the part of the local military not to force an issue is believed to be the reason for this.
Chieftains in Conference at Chengchow Moxpay, Feb. 13.
Tt is understood that General Chiang Kai-shek will go to Chengchow after leaving Heuchowfu, to confer with Marshal Feng Vu. hsiang with regard to the coming. Spring offensive. The plan apparently, that Marshal Feng shall take the lead in attack on the North along the Tsin-Pu Railway and the Kin-Han Railways. The Nanking troops will move into Shantung and keep Marshal Sun Chuan-fang engaged so that he cannot come to the assistance General Yang Vu-ting, who wi control the Fengtien troops engaged against Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang.
Tt is difielt to forecast the probabilities of this campaign, because much of ite socces depends] upon. Nanking's financial resources and the continued policy of passive participation in Nanking's affairs fon the part of the Kuangsi generals. Thus far, except for a rather violent personal attack on General Chiang Kai-shek by General Chen Ci the Kuangsi-Hunan group been silent and it is not this moment what their attitude will be during coming. months, as they are busily consolidating their own authority in Kuangtung, Kuangsi, Honan and Hupeh. The Communist regiments are still active in Kuang-tang and General Chang Fa-kuei's 4th Army, which might be termed semi-Communist, is on the Kuangtung-Kiangsi frontier. Should lead his own considerably reduced armies into the Yangtze Valley, it will be against Hankow and not against Nanking.
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