Peking, Mar. 17, Despatches from Taiyuan report that large quantities of war materials-have been transported to Pochow, southern Shansi, for the Kuominchun during the last few days. It 4s reported that as soon as all preparations are ready the Kuominchun troops and the Shansi units will advance simultaneously along the Long-Hai, the Tientsin-Pakow and the Peking-Hankow Railways Revenue agents of the North are said to have been ordered to collect taxes in advance for the army.
The 88th (Shansi) Division arrived from Taiyuan yesterday and is now stationed at Fengtai, a southern suburb of Peking.
While it is generally understood that the Northwestern troops. will ally themselves with Shansi in the impending fight with the Central Government forces, the movement of the Kuominchun is being watched here with greatest interest.
Tt is pointed out that 'a whole week has elapsed since the return of Feng Vu-hsiang to Tungkuan and there has so far been no indication of the real intentions of the former 2nd Group Army Commander.—Kuo Min.
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