Canton, Aug. 12.
Gon. Chiang Kai-shek last night addressed a final appeal to the Kwangsi_ warlords to abide by the will of the Nanking Government. The communication was sent to Nanning immediately after "a conference convoked by Gen, Chiang on his arrival here from Kuling by plane in the afternoon, Meanwhile, the Central Army con-Unued its military preparations against Kwangsi. Fifteen. aeroplanes stationed in Changsha, on Monday and Tuesday flow over." Kweilin and Maping, showering the two cities with hand= bills urging the surrender of Kwangsi troops to the Central Government. Yesterday, when fired upon by Kwangst troops, the planes dropped thout ten bombs on the two cities.
Other planes, attached to units in Hunan, Kweichow and Kwangtung. have been making repeated flights over Kweilin, Wuchow. Liuchow, fand other; cilies, scattering hand~ bills assailing the—Kwangsi_ war-Jords. Three divisions of the Central Army stationed at Yingteh and Chingyuan, on the Canton-Hankow Railway, this morning began a westward advance towards Kwang. The 13th and 43rd Divisions, march-
Init up the West River, to-day joined the Kwangtung troops at Tehehing reparatory to Jaunching an attack on Wuchow: Domei
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