In Hankow, our informant said that he saw vast numbers soldiers being moved eross the Yangtze to Wuchang and going south, These men were evidently patlyes of Hupeh and it struck our informant that, as compared with the Nanking forces, these men were rot 30 well equipped and less smart, id not know how much fight in them but they wore carrying thir full kits, picks and shovels to dig themselves in, There was a good deal of speculation in Wuhan as to what Feng Yushsiang would do as there was a sort of feeling that he held the lance of power.
The Nankingg Government had, our informant learned, sent repre: sentatives up the Yangtze to the different mission hospitals; they deposited with these sums of money:
that hospital accommodation could bbe reserved to receive the wounded, Already, 5,000 reservations has been king from up-river places were sul All passengers avrving at Nay jected to strict search and examin tion by soldiers. This was an emergency measure, to prevent arms from getting in, as well as enemy troops, Marshal Wu Pei-fu's name was constantly brought up in' Wuhan and his virtues were frequently. com: mented upon as compared with those of the peenent Nanking government affirmed his determination to side with the Nati¢nal Government and Sot to permit his troops to be me volved in the campaign—against inking. For this reason they will ibe brought back to Canton as soon as possible.
In view of the sudden change of Canton's attitude, General Wong Shiuhang, who is' Marshal Li Chen's henchman, first decided not to to Canton, but at present he reported ta he there. General Wong. Shin-hung's plans have not been
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