into Kansu Poking, Jan. 28.
The Chinese newspapers continue to report trouble in Szechuan, It iwas stated few days ago that General Wu Pei-fu had established his headquarters in Suiting and was organizing all superfluous troops in Szechuan for an invasion of Kai "Phe troops of Generals Teng Hsi hou and Tien Sung-yao were sai to have penetrated Kansu and to have occupied Pikow.
Now it is reported that a brigade of Szechuan troops are advancing from Pikow to attack the Mohammedan leader, General Ma Ting~ sion. A clash ig said to have taken place at Wanhsien Jan, 31.
Further Chinese reports, received in Peking give additional details of the alleged activities of General Wo
erals.
Pei-fu and certain Szechuan Gen The latter have apparently banded themselves together as "The frontier defence force for the welfare of the nation." It is alleged weed that they have recruited large numbers of notorious bandits and have penetrated Shensi as well as Kansu, Claiming to have acted under the instructions of General Wu Pei-fu.
Tt is reported that they have occupied several districts in the vicinity. of Hanchung, Shensi, and are besieging Chengku. It ig said that the people of Hanchung have sent out a circular telegram implore ing assistance—Reuter,
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