Hankow, Apr. 20.
The Provisional Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief is informed by General Shangkuan Yun-hsiang, that part of the division under hi control stationed at Chowkiakow, about 35 miles east of Yencheng on the Peking-Hankow Railway Line, defeated the rebel units under Sun Tien-ying on the 18th when the latter were attempting to—break through his defence for an attack upon the railway region—Kuo Min. Hsuchow, Apr. 20.
According to reports _from! Pengpu, the Government forces stationed at the Kuoyang-Mengchen region, in northwestern Anhui, de Hfeated' the rebel units under' Sun [Tien-ying a few days ago, when the fatter made a frontal attack on. the Tientsin-Pakow railway region from Pochow, on the Anhui-Honan bord-for. This was on the 18th since when the situation along the Anhui-Honan border has been quiet.
Normal traffic on the Lung-Hail Railway is. being maintained between here and Tangshan, on the Kiangsu-Honan border—Kuo Min, Feng Ywhsiang at Chengchow Peking, Apr. 20.
According to a message from Taiyuan, General Feng Vu-hsiang reported to have reached Chengchow on Saturday and to have made preparations for the establishment of military headquarters at Shihchiachuang.
It is also said that General Feng, on his arrival at Chengchow, held important consultations with Generals Hsu Yuan-chang and Yang Ai-yuen, the two Shansi militarists, who have been sent by General Yen Hsi-shan to be attached to General Peng's field headquarters. At this terview, the Kuominchun chieftain reported to have received military expenses to be used in the coming campaign against Nanking from General Yen Hsi-shan—Rengo,
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