[Anger at the Arrest of Li Chi-sen: General Mobilization in the South and Ultimatum to Chiang Kai-shek Kuangtung and Kuangsi are furious over the arrest of their lea'ler General Li Chi-sen and their arsenals are reported wort Li Chung-jen, the Kuangst Shanghai immediately after Li Canton and to be going on (som are mobilizing in force while at high pressure.
General, who slipped out of Chi-sen's arrest, is reported at say already gone) to Hankow.
The Kuangsi leaders in Canton are said to have sent an ultimatum to Chiang Kai-shek, Canton, Mar. 24.
General Li Chung-jen arrived here from Hongkong last evening, and conferred with General Huang: Shao-hsiung all night concerning the situation in the Yangtze Valley consequent to the Hunan incident. It is understood that General Li is proceeding immediately to Hankow by aeroplane to take charge of the situation there. (A later Chinese telegram says that General Li has reached Hankow.—Ed.)
Watlike preparations are going fon here throughout the two provinces of Kuangtung and Kuanzsi. Mobilization of troops was started on the 22nd and the Headquarters of the 8th Route Army is being moved to Shaokuan. All troops in the East River region are being concentratal at Weichow while the Kuangsi military units ate evacuate Liuchow and moving eastwards to Hunan, Tt is estimated that the Kuangtung and Kuangsi forees total about 25 battalions. Orders from Central Government to close all the arsenals notwithstanding, the Canton Arsenal is at present operating General Chen Ming-chu, Chaicman of the Kuangtung Provi Government Committee, who is recaperating from the—injuries sustained at a fire in Hongkong, la a telegram to General Huang, urged that peace be maintained at all costa expressed the hope thnt. the authorities in Kuangtung Kuangsi will not resort to the use of force—Kuo Min.
Ultimatum to Chiang Kai-shek The Kuangtung-Kuangsi mi officers are most indignant over
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