Important developments are expected here by local Chinese, who have civeulated a report to the effect that there ave now in Shanghai no fewer than 20,000 soldiers mufti_ awaiting an' opportunity to rise." But stories of this kind fre common at such a time and must be taken with plenty of salt.
'The "Party Salvation Arm headquarters have issued an order for a general offensive against Nanking. Gen, Shih Yussan's forces, who are already on the Anhui-Kiangsu border, near Wuyi, will, according to' plans, move towards Pukow and Nanking along the Tientsin-Pukow Raile way; Gen. Jen Ying-chi, assisted by a portion of Gen, Han Fi-chu's troops already ake reported to be coming down the Grand Canal with Yangchow and Chinkiang, as thei objective; Generals Pah" Wen-wel and Fang Tsen-wa (who, by. the way, is said to have escaped from Nanking), are moving from north Anhui in' the direction of Wahu; Gon. Ma Hung-kuei is to sco to. it that the Shantung troops under Gen. Chen Tiaoyuan, do not tempt to cause trouble in the rear; and Gen, Han Fuchu's forces are being kept in reserve along the Tientsin-Pakow and Peking-Bane cow Yen Msi Gen. Yen pected to circulate "4 telegram shortly on the general political situation ang to pay a visit to Pee king to meet representatives of Mr, 12 Wang Ching-wei and Gon. Chang Hsueh-liang, is publicly advocating a separation of party and national affairs which, he avers, is the only way of solving China's present troubles,
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