Hsuchow, July 27.
Further progress by the Ist Army Corps, under General Han Fuchu, in confunetion with the Shantung provincial forces, is reported from the front. 'The Government troops. fare pursuing the Shansi units west, jof Chowtsun, and clashed with the insurgents in several encounter during the last two days, While fighting has been suspended' fon the Tientsin-Pukow, Railway front, it is learned that feverish preparations are being made both, by the Government forees and the. Shansi rebels, the former completing arrangements for the drive on-Tsinan and the latter building strong defence works south of the Shantung provincial capital, with view to making a final effort. to hold. the city, General Ma Hung-kuei, command der of the 15th Government division, favcived here from Yenchow, south-jem Shantung, yesterday by the armoured car Taishan to confer with General Ho Yao-tsu, director Jof the provisional headquarters of the Commandey-in-Chief and con-Jeurrently field-commander of the, Government forces on the Tsin-Pu JRailway, in regard to the impending military activities. General Ma is leaving for Livho, north-eastern Honan, to-day to report to' Comman-Chiang Kai-shek on the"
situation ili southern Shan~
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