Canton, Mar. 20.
Northern troops, apparently sent by Gen, Wu Pei-fu, to reinforce Gen. Shen Hung-ying, who is now occupying the North and West River districts of Kuangtung, with a nominal strength of 60,000 men, are arriving at Nanyung, a north-j ern Hunan-Kuangtung border town, When asked for an explanation, Gen. Shen replied to the Canton ' authorities. that the ammunition being forwarded to him was his property, which he had left in Hunan when he was leading an army there last summer, and that the so-called Northern soldiers were only Hunanese detailed to safeguard the war supplies being returned to him.
Gen. Shen is still making his headquarters at the Kuangtung Arsenal at Shekcheng, but ig concentrating his men at Canton, saying that he is so doing in order to move his men out of this city together. In appears obvious that; Gen. Shen, who first arrived in Canton ju the middle of last January at the request of Dr. Sun Yat-sen to assist in ousting Gen. Chen Chiung-ming, has no intention of retiring without exacting large price from the Kuomintang. He may not withdraw if he succeeds in getting the Peking Government to confirm his appointment as Tuli of Kuangtung Military Affairs, The Chenghsuehhui, -the political party whith is supporting Gen. Shen, at present has its headquarters at Hongkong. According to information from that port, the Chenghsuchhui has a fair chance of returning to power in Canton.
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