This seems incredible to me, as, if the companies were up to' the ordinary strength of about 500 men, General Han would command over ight divisions as far as strength goes, This is more than Marshal Wu Pei-fu had with him in his days of greatest power. However, when mentioned fact to others, that may be supposed to voice a well reasoned opinion, it was ce ceded ax a possibility. Not only has General Han such strong 35th Shensi Division, but strength of Governor Liv fof Shensi behind him. He ed_as one of General jest. In the Nan-Yang-Fu district is Mah Chi-min, formerly one of Governor Chao Till's men, with a When Marshal Wu was in Loyang, Shensi_was always a problem to him. It would almost seem that brigade, West of him' in the Kwang-Shan district is Fan Chung-hsin, with a di And farther west still, in the region adjacent to that controlled by General Kwok, is Tien Wen-
Yang, These three leaders have approximately two full divisions between them. If all of these forees, above enumerated, could be relied on, the Tupan has a fighting force of about Of my several informants are not mistaken, General Sun Yueh, with his "headquarters at Paotingfu in Chili, has three and a-half divisions in Honan. This force will no doubt stretch from north of Lanfeng and Kascheng adjoining Shantung tthe east to the Changteh District on the north. This may be the reason why the Government, together with the Chihli Governor, have approved the appointment of General Sun for.
Geni tion than the Marshal was.
When these facts are taken in connexion with the other one, t Peking has gazetted General Han Vu-kwan as the assistant of General Sun Yueh in his difficult task of subduing the brigands, with freedom to move their troops wherever they will in the three provinces, one can readily appreciate the position the Tupan of Honan.. He may wish very heartily to "move against Hupeh, but it would almost seem that he is voicing the counsels of necessity when he assures the world that such are not his intentions,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.