With the arrival in bourhood of Marshal Wu Hsiao Yao-nan is now in He has received talegraphi tions from Tuan Chi-jul in Peking that if Wu Pei-fa comes to Hankow, to be placed under restraint and his men are to be disarmed. In any ease, Wu is not to be allowed to. proceed to Hunan, where he may make further But all this is easier said than done. The redoubtable Wu is not.
4 man to be governed by force, oF easily turned from his purpose by persuasion. His interviews with home of the representatives, sent to him from Hsiao Yao-nan have, according to the report, been somewhat stormy ones. Nor has Tuan's own. representative, Chang, had much better success, Achilles suing in his tent was not worse to face than Wu Pel-fu storming in his railway. train, The Attack on Hupeh Meanwhile, it is reporter! that Hu Ching-yi, in spite of Peking, has commenced threatened attack upon Hupeh. According to. the Chinese press, his men have crossed the eastern border, and ave falling upon Macheng, Lotien and Huang-kang. Tsino is busied with pro-putations for defence on this vul able side of his province. The railway is still being held at Wusengnan, and arms and munitions ure being hurried up to strengthen Keo Yinechieh ay his post
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