Nanking, Jan. 6.
The Military Council is in receipt to-day of a special despateh from the Headquarters of the Northwestern Army at Chengchow, reporting the capture of Taianfu by the joint forces of Generals Sung Liang-chan and Tseng Tai-chang, on January 5, Taianfu is a city of great strategic importance, on the Tsinpu me, and is about 173 i from Tsinan, the provincial capital of Shantung—Kuo Min.
The Surrender of Chochow Peking, Jan, 7.
The Shansi General, Fu Tsun-yi, has finally opened the gates of Chochiow. Yesterday afternoon tive Fengtien forces began to take over control of the city.
'The authorities' have removed General Fu Tsun-yi to Paotingfu, Burial of the many dead has begun and food supplies for the starving inhabitants are being taken into the city. way front: the Shantung Army, the Chining District; and the Chihli-Shantung Combined Army, the Techow and Taming Districts, These Northern forees are now moving to their respective positions allotted to them, The situation in those regions is, generally quiet, only a minor clash having taken place in the vicinity of Tsnochow recently, The 4th and lith Chihli-Shantung. armies are stationed at Jihchno. The outpost line of the Southern Army is located 100 li from Jihehao, and skirmishes are taking place oceasionally.—Toho.
Reinforcements for Marshal Sun Peking, Jan, Foreign sources at Tsingtao re~ port the arrival there of a second shipload of arms for Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, consisting mainly of 600 pieces of light artillery. Special troops, the messages add, escorted the shipment from Tsingtao to Tsinanful, Feng Withdrawing!
Small Ses ighting in Shantung, Later, Jan, 12.
All_ information here indicates that Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang is not near Taian, On the contrary, hho is reported to be withdrawing to Lanfeng, New Attack The Kuominchun Jan. 9, Marshal Chang Chung-chang has wired from Tsinanfu stating that in view of his receiving money and munitions from the Peking Government for his troops, the morale among his forces is now high-and he has, therefore, decided to. reattack the Kuominchun, The Mar-states that he has sent throe armies to Kuyeh and Kinhsiang, from which he has launched an attack, The fighting in south-western Shantung continues, but it appears to be only on a small scale, There is a general lull in the North, cemplified by the absence of ' the leaders from the war zone. shal Sun Chuan-fang is in Tientsin and there is no news of his return-General Chu negotiating with Song-chi, with the ing him'to stage a "come-ba Hunan and it is reported in Peking that the Hunanese forees have ad= vanced within 50 miles of Hankow under General Ho Chien, Tang's subordinate, Fighting has been going on in the vicinity of Shanhsien since January 5—Reuter,
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