Nanking, Jan. 19.
Fighting has broken out on the Tientsin-Pakow Railway and many wounded are being brought back to Nanking.
The Government forces are taking: the offensive and are reported to be advancing towards Pengpu, the headquarters of the rebel General Shih Vu-san.
The troops of the Srd division are occupying the front line in. the National army.
Government aeroplanes which recently have been taking part in the campaign against the different rebel forces in Honan and Kwangtung have been ordered to return to Nanking immediately to participate in the new offensive.
Te will be recalled thet the troops under General Shih Vu-san, which were stationed in and near "Pukow, Just across the River Yangtze from Nanking, mutinied on December 2 when ordered to proceed to. Canton to help suppress the rebellion in that. area," Negotiations have been cartied on with Gen. Shih for several weeks and arrangements appeared to have been completed for the peaceful withdrawal of his. troops From the Railway, Bridges which had been blown up early in December had been repaired. Recently, however, 20 Government circles state, General Shik Vu-oan made certain de-
An official report from General Liu Chih, Commander of the 2nd, Route Army, received at the Hai Kow Headquarters of the Ca mander-in-Chief states that the entire region along the Peking-Hankow Railway is free of rebels, the majority of whom are now, going to Chowkiakow under the command of General Liu Hsing and Kung Hao—Kuo Min, mands, which he insisted most be carried out before he would permi a resumption of railway traffic. These demands, the Government found they could not accept, so they' decided to settle the matter by force.
The Government authorities have now definitely rejected the overtures of the rebels.—Reuter.
Hankow, Jan, 19.
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