Hankow, Jan. 9. their respective posts.
In accordance with the policy fixed at the Chengchow conference, fit is thought likely that no armed force will be used for the suppression of General Tang Song-chi and his rebel troops, but that General Tang will be urged to retire from polities and go abroad.
In spite of the retirement of General Tang Song-chi, which 43 expected in the early future, the task of readjusting the troops of General Tang and other miscellaneous leaderless soldiers now in Honan, which number altogether some tens of thousands, will be no easy matter for the Shansi authorities —Rengo.
Points on the Kin-Han Taken Hankow, Jan. 7.
It is reported that Sniping and Chumatien, both on the Poking-Hankow Railway, in south Honan, have been occupied by the 2nd Route Army under General Lin Shih, who is taking part in the campaign against the insurgent' leader, General Tang Song-chi, and that some rolling stock and' two armoured trains were captured from the rebels at Chumatien.
A telegram from General Vu Fei-ping, wiring from—Sinyangchow; near the Honan-Hupeh border, reports that 1,000 prisoners have been taken and will be conveyed to Wuhan shortly—Reuter.
Tang Asks for Money and Safety Government troops under General Chen Cheng occupied the city of Siping, the main station south of Yencheng on the Peking-Hankow Railway, yesterday without resistance; the rebels who held the city withdrew to Yencheng at the approach of the Government troops. Two armoured trains, the Pingteng and Minsen, together with five field-guns and over 1,000 rifles were left Behind by the rebels.
It is stated at the headquarters of General Ho Ying-ching that the Government forces will probably stop their advance at Yencheng as arrangements are being made by
rebel units to withdraw peacefully General Yen Lis-shan to alow all from various places along the Poking-Henkow Railway Line east wards to Chowkiakow.
Both passenger and freight trains on the Line now proceed as_ far north as Mingkukwang; but it is expected that as soon as the rebels evacuate the railway zone, through train service on the entire line will be resumed immediately—Kuo Min.
Trains on the Kin-Han Chengchow, Jan. 9.
General Yen-Hsi-shan has ordered all locomotives and cars belonging to the Peking-Hankow Railway which had been commandeered various rebel units along the Tine to be retuned to the railway authorities within 24 hours.
Tt is expected that passenger service on the southern section of the line between Hankow and Chumatien will be resumed to-morrow.—Kuo Min.
Peking, Jan, 8.
Tang Said to Have Left By command of General Yen Hsi-shan, General Han Fu-chu, General 'Wan' Chin-yueh and others are said to have sent a telegram to General Tang Song-chi last Sunday, urging him to retire from polities, at once and go abroad for a trip.
In reply General Tang telegraphed his readiness to do so requesting the Shansi authorities to safeguard his (General Tang's) personal safety and also to forward him the neces~ sary travelling expenses.
General Yen Hsi-shan is said to have wired back promising the personal safety of General Tang Sengchi, at the same time requesting the Central Government. to pay the Hankow, Jan. 10.
General Yen" Hsung-fu, General Tang Song-chi's Chief - of -Staf, arrived at Hankow by aeroplane on Thursday and had.an interview with General Ho Ying-ching, the Chief of the Generalissimo's headquarters.
Tt is stated that General Tang Song-chi has now left Yencheng for ITientsin and has put all his tree under General Liu Hsien. All military. activities are said- to be suspended.
General Ho Ying-ching has sug. gested that the rebel troops should concentrate at Chowchakow pending their reorganization.
The Mayor of Hankow, General Liu Wen-tao, is going to Cheng-
TaNuARY 14, 1980, chow by aeroplane jin_ connection. with the settlement of the Tang
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