Hankow, Aug. 22.
The changes in military circles Ing' come to an agreement. while meeting at Kuling last Monday. The meeting was apparently arranged by Gen. Lin Shih, who reached Kuling after a visit. to Nanking, so that he represented the views of the Commander-in-Chief, He had been preceded by Gen. Lu Ti-ping from Wuchang and. the two were joined by several other Influential officers.
The first intimation of the obtcome of the deliberations was the arrival in Hankow of Gen. Liv accompani This chief-of-stof. He announced that he was taking over command of the Jocal defences; and his first division arrived by railway. from Honan yesterday and prepared to take over the duties of Gen. Lu Tiping's troops. These latter troops are to leave Hankow for Ki and Nanchang in three de ments, the first being due to to-morrow and the 0 as troops now stati parts of Hupeh Province for gar-ion: duty have been Gen. Liu Shih the garrison head abolished and that he will be res-
Ponsible for the peace of the pro-Vince, under instructions from Nanking.
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