Nanking, June 16.
'As a result of heavy troop concentrations on the Lung-Hai. Rail-Way' front, it is generally believed that the National Government will shortly start a new off against the Northern Coali forces at Lanfeng.
After a week of exciting news about the probable march of the "ironsides," under General Chang Fa-kuei, and the Kuangsi forces towards Hankow, it is now definitely established that the Kuangsi troops have no intention of attacking that city. The troops in Changsha belong to General Tang Sen-min, a relative of General Tang Seng.<ti and General Pei Chung-hsi is in Sharge of operations, The min body of the Kuangsi troops and the '"Ironsides" are reported to be moving into Kiangsi province with the hope of capturing Kiukiang and Nanchang.
Tokyo, June 17.
As General Han Fu-chu failed to reply yesterday when the time-limit of an ultimatum sent to him by the Shansi troops regarding th transfer of the walled city of Ts! nan expired, the Shansi troops have decided to occupy the city by force of arms and opened 2 severe attack this morning—Rengo.
Communists Beaten off Hankow, Jane 18.
As the result of raids made by Government aeroplanes and gunboats, the Communists have evacuated Tayeh, Hwangshihkang and Shibhuiyao, retreating southwards to the Yanghsin area.
It is claimed that the bombs dropped from the aeroplanes killed hundreds of Reds.
At present there are no foreigners in Tayeh or Hwangshihkang—
The Ministry gf Communications thas wired the Telegraph Administra~ tion in South Kiangsi to evacuate the telegraph stations in seventeen hsiens there. This is in consequence of the activities of Communists, who are disorganizing the telegraph Tsinanfu Entered Peking, June 18.
Chinese news agencies last night reported the entry of SI into Tsi Peking, June 16.
In an interview with a correspondent of "Ta Kung Pao," a vernacular paper published in Tientsin, given at Chengchow on June 13," General Feng Vu-hsiang described the situation as follows:—
"The fighting situation in both Peking-Hangkow and Lung-Haialway regions is progressing to my satisfaction, But I am rot. certain as to when everything will be satisfactorily settled.
"As far as T can see, the present. retreat of the Nanking troops was not a strategical withdrawal but rather the result of actual defeat. The Nanking soldiers appear to be tired out and to have no fighting spirit.
"As to the settlement of political and party affairs, General Yen Hsi-shan will assume al Fighting is definitely reported to be taking place at Pingyin, Chang-tsing and Feiching, south' of Tsinanfu, as well as in the vicinity of Chowtsun, which is slightly more than fitly miles north-east of Tsinan, Shansi cavalry are reported to have raided Tawenkow, about twenty south of Taianfu, tearing up rails and cutting the com-
According to foreign reports, the Nanking forces on the Peking-Hankow Railway are concentrating at Kioshan, in South Honan.—Reuter.
Tsinan, June 18, 'A Dattle between the rebel units under Shih Vu-san and the Government forces is now in progress in the Tungao-hsien-Feicheng region, about forty miles south-west of the city. The insurgents are stated to have crossed the Yellow River at]
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