Poking, Feb. 10.
Marshal Wu Pei-fu, replying to." notification sent to him by Maxsbaby Chang Fse-lin In connexion with'ther Jdespatch of Fengtien troops to, Honan, has requested Marshal Thong, first to state the number of the: troops to be sent and to refrain frot advancing beyond Changteh for present, saying that if Mars) Chang accepts his request, he will' try to bring about a better understanding between his troops and the Fengtien-Shantung forces, so, that misunderstanding may be avoided, however, observed in Chinese {feeling among the members of the, Liang Shih-yi faction, of the. Antu: Party, and of the Yeh Kung-cho. fection, and as some members of these factions are planning to come, terms with the Southern forces. in order to isolate. Marshal Sum, Chuan-fang, as well as Marshal: Wa. Poi-fu, Marshal Wu's efforts to.diss suade Marshal Chang from advanew jing the troops to Honan may be Moscow's Threat to Manchuria.
Peking, Feb, 5
General Yang Vu-ting has wired from Mukden urging Marshal Chang 'Teo-lin to return thither as soon a8: possible. Tt is believed that one Toason for this request is the persistont reports of \Soviet concen' {trations on the Manchurian frontier, Reports of such troop movements fare reaching Peking and Mulder from several sources, though the 1e~ port from Moscow ' that Russians fre marching towards Kalgan is! considered most: unlikely in view of° the great difficulties encountered in Jerossing the Gobi Desert in the Marshal Chang Tso-lin hag re" plied to General Yang Vu-ting Jacking the latter to leave for.
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