Being thus gravely apprehensive of this disastrous national calamity, we do not hesitate to depart from our former policy of peace and hereby pledge our support of the Central Government to fight together for the restoration of national unifics tion. therefore, hoped that all mi commanders and our compatriots will strive together to steer the country through this grave crisis. As soon as peace is attained, it would be ea§¥ to work together to bring about political progress and national prosperity.—Kuo Yen to Command for Nanking Nanking, Dee, 20.
The "Central Daily News," the official organ of the National Government, published in its issue to-day two reports of considerable signifi-aid their fares as agers causing at the icion, and it was not before the'vehicle had been traveling some distance, that the two men produced revolvers and told the passengers to sit still and hold up their hands. After transferring all money and valuables they were able to, find on their fellow travellers to their own valises, they were about to jump off the auto-bus, when suddenly a number of mou: ed armed men made their apperancs and forced the bus to pull up. This fresh band of hunghutze, notwithstanding the protest, of the two other bandits also relieved them of all their spoils.
In an order issued by General [Chiang Kai-shek to the various army. commanders in the North, he says that they will be under the command of General Yen Hei-shan, vic generalissimo of the Nationalist Army and Navy, in their coming military campaign against the troops under General Tang Song-chi in Honan. Among the names of these Government commanders is that of General Shih Vu-san, whose troops mutinied at Pakow recently.
Another report published by the "Central Daily News" is that General Yen \Hsi-shan, Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and some other important military leaders. through-
Jout the country will shortly issue a joint circular telegram upholding the present Central Government. General Shih Vu-san has aleo been asked to be one of the signatories, The Government troops on the Pukow front are still holding their Positions south of Pengpu and have made no attempt to advance towards Pengpu. Apart from taking precautionary measures against the Possibility of General Shih's troops entering Shantung, the Government troops at Hsuchow are not attacking the, lines held by General Shi
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