Changsha, June 18.
The negotiations at." Hengchow, Hunan, between high officials Central Government and Southwest delegates are still at a deadlock, owing to a divergence between the Kwangsi and Nanking views. The Nanking Government, according to well-informed local quarters, while desiring to affect a peaceful settlement of the crisis, Is not prepared to concede the demands made by the Kwangsi leaders.
Reinforcements of Government troops. continually are arriving in Hunan_and, according to a message from Chungking, large numbers of soldiers are on their way from Chengtu, preparatory to proceeding down river—Reuler, Tetegraphle Appeal Canton, June 20, A. (elegraphie appeal to. military caders throughout the country, calling on them to rise in support of a war against Japan, was jointly des patched to-night by Gen. Chen Chi-tang, Gen, Li Tsung-jen, and Gen.
"The message explains at length why the senders do not believe that China need suffer defeat despite her
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