Guarantees no Fighting 4
Though report unconfirmed wus pre ent in Chinese circles the effect that Gen, Chiang ad oda punic tive expedit rains Wuhan, Chi-sen of Canton assured members of the Chinese press that he personally would guarantee that there would be no fighting.
The report that Gen. Chiang hil omer for the mobilization we Nationa forces and for an
when Ki News" andy on Wuhan emanated from
approached the different stated either that they didn't know or had not heard.
The Kiangnan Byening News,"
cer, declares that the statement is quite correct and says that Gen. Chiang issued the order withthe approval of the State il thermore, that the Finance Minister, Is negotiating for the sale more bonds for war purposes and that there will be a yeeneral exodus officials, including Gen, Chiang, Wuhan comes out on ditions Quiet ditions in Wuhan are quiet the war rumours have died a there is trou! dying away in Hankow definiteiz rumours that trouble pending and claim toat their differences with the Central authorities will be settled by negotiation.
With regard to the present disposition of the Wuhan Forees, it is stated that there are rouxkly 80,000 in Wuhan and scattered along the Peking-Hankow Railway as far as Kuargshui and on the north bank of the Yangtsze as far as Wusueh. A further 20,000 are say various places in Tunan and proteetinge the Hunan-Kianssi, border awhile about 20,000 are employed in holding the smaller.towns in Hupeh province.
It is stated that tke concentration of troops at Wusueh iv merely preerationary measure and orders ave been issued for the _maintenance of a purely defensive attitude, unless an attack is opened by the opposing: forces.
Officials here, however, express complete confidence that with the Li Chung-jen and Marshal Li Chi-sen in. Nanking peaceful settlement of the points at issue will be negotiated Agency, but considerable consternation has been aroused. in li tical quarters by. the news of i Chung. jen's resignation.
General Li Chi-sen, in his" me view with Ube Chinese pres he was confident that altairs Mar. 12.
Members of the provincial branch of the Kuomintang here are not makings any arrangements to depart in order to attend the forthe pectedly sand that he had received cox that the liens Hupeh woul accept the lore of the National Congress of the which opens March 15, and the ix again teniling to be serious. ngsha states Li) had exchanged opinions Various political Tenders, me! persuading to go to Nanking with 1 He would pers ally scuarantee that there woul fighting.—Me considered, ext, that the steps taken cly Gen. Li Chung-jen in eomnoeti the matter were inadequate Meanwhile, Gen. Io Chien hine fendeved hie resignation whic General Ho Chien hax resigned is post as Acting Chairman of the ian Provincial Government, send-resignation to Nanking. in-of to Wahan, eneral Muna Provincial Government, vived at Kiukiang from cfand that one the FTupel ping, who. it will be ree ousted by" Wuhan, Gen, that it Ie his desire to suppress the watitti on Hunan ari Hunan Troops in Kiangsi Nanking, Mar. 12 chu Chairman 1
Tromp Movements to Kiukiang Inwaiey in foreixen quarters usually well informed on the Chinese olitieal situation reveals little nev the scene up river other what has already: Ion prin this pap returned to Nanchang fron the Capital last evening after avenge spent the past week arrange Ing with President Chiang Kai-shek concerning the stationing of the troops who are now ter porarily quartered this side of the However, there ie a slight feeling of apprehension as to the commie conference to be hel at Nankit atween the Government and eral Li Eh The feeling ix that th m to prevail Kuisshek tw
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