Hankow, Oct. 17.
As far as can be ascertained here the vanguard of the Kuominchun is at Yenshih on the Lunghai Railway, while the nearest National troops comprise the forces of General Tang Song-chi, who occupy Hel shih kuan, west of. Chengchow, and no decisive move has yet been made by either side.
The local military authorities assert that they have received a tole-gram from General Yen Hsi-shan, the well-known Shansi leader, de-daling that he will support the Central Government.
General Ho Cheng-chun has gone to Chengchow from Peking to take command there and it is stated that the 58rd and 54th Divisions, which occupy Chengchow, will be ordered to' move westwards to support the The fighting in Kuangsi is cally over. General Chan Chi-tang is bringing most of his army back to Canton, The Kiangsi troops, who had come to Northern Kuangtung have also been ordered by Nanking to return to Kiangsi—Reuter.
Peking, Oct. 18, Latest. advices from Taiyuan report that General Yen Hsi-shan's Chief of Staff has telegraphed as follows to General Chiang Kai firmly to his principle of supporting the Central Government to the bit ter end and-is ready to obey orders from the latter for the mobilization of his troops to subjugate: antirevolutionary forees, if he should revolve such orders.' But before so doing, he wishee to give the following advice to the 2nd Group Army Corps:—
(1) The 2nd Group Army Corps shall be withdrawn to its original defence position and in withiray it shall suspend its axsves itude so that collisions with the Central forees may be avoided;
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