Chefoo, July 29.
Several vessels are overdue from Tangku. The Butterfield & Swire s. Shengking, en route to Tangku, received a wireless message to-day from the Shuntien. which also belongs to Butterfield & Swire and is lying off Tangku, instructing her to remain at Chefoo pending orders—Reuter Nanking, July 29
An emergency meeting of Government leaders was convened here this morning when views on the latest developments in North China, especially the evacuation of Peiping by the Chinese forces, were discussed. It is understood that definite measures were decided upon, but these have not been divulged." The withdrawal of the Chinese forces from Peiping is said to have been due to the unexpected defection of General Shih Vu-san's Peace Preservation
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