Messages from the Shansi capital, Taiyuanfu, state that as soon as General Yon Hsi-shan has complete?
projected conferences with Mr. Wu Tze-hui and General Ho Cheng: chun, he will proceed to Chengchow, the junction of the Peking-Hankov' and the Lunghai railways, to direct operations against General Tang Song-chi.
Mr. Wu Tze-hai is at present in Taiyuanfu and General Ho, who is} now here, is Jeaving for the Shani capital this evenings. a meeting yesterday at Tui.
anfu, where the leading civil and military officials gathered robi the Shansi general farewell, his per sonal representative, General Kuo Jen-fa, in the course of m speech, stated that General Yen, in accord. ance with his policy, had not used force in connection with the recent revolt of the Kuominchan, as it was jed at an individual. "For this reason, General Koo stated, General Yen Hei-shan's advice was that the occupation of Linying, sout) Hsuchang, by the 13th' Di under General Hsia Tou-yin on the 24th inst. The majority of the rebels taken in the battle sur-youth was about to fire at him. Mr, Leonard reproached the man in Chinese, telling him he was an American, The rifle came down quickly, and the soldier apologized, saying that he had mistaken him for a Russian. Others closed round Mr. Leonard and asked the latter not to report the matter to the commandant as the soldier was very ignorant. Thus it is this pioneer American missionary has far more frst-hand information than special correspondents the American papers have gent out. The latter are like fish out of water knowing neither the country nor the language and having to rely on whatever reports they can pick up. the matter should be settled by poli tical means.
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