Nanking, Sept. 25. Telegrams from Shantung indicate there.
Despite the fact that there are many deserters menacing the motor road in the district of Hwanghsien, several missionaries returned there to-day.
The American missionaries report mboate have landed marines that e dispute between Generals that troops of General Liu Chen-
Admiral Shen Hung-lich, whose attitude has been considered doubt-to ce-operate with the Han Fu-chu and Liu Chen-nien has nien occupied the property of the ful in some quarters, but who is Chamber of Commerce in maintain-been amicably settled, Southern Baptist mission at Lai-thought here to be an ally of the ing order, In a circular telegram issued from chow fu just before their departure, Shaho, General Han Fu. -chu declares Provincial Chairman, has sailed with Warships at Chefoo and have looted missionaries' homes, that, pursuant to instructions from his ships, known as the Pohai hospital, churches and" other pro-Squadron, from Laoshan Bay, It Sept. 23. the Executive Yuan, he has ordered perty, is stated here that his object is to A number of warships are now his troops not to advance any fur-The missionaries tell eye-witness blockade Chefoo, Weihaiwei, and gathering in Chefoo bay. ther and to await'a settlement by stories of how soldiers made Lungkow so as to prevent General No Jess than 15 foreign war the Central Authorities, holes in the walls of various build-vessels lie at anchor here as neutral Liu'from escaping later on if he is in a_ telegram to General Ho ings for defence purposes. The defeated.—Reuter, spectators of the civil war, while Ying-ching, Minister of War, Gen-American Consul, through the the Chinese cruiser Haiching is Nanking, Sept, 20. arriving from Tsingtao to-night, eral Han said thet he has already courtesy of the Commander of the got in touch wit General Chiang Chinese naval forces, telegraphed The Executive Yuan to-day sent making a total of three Chinese Po-cheng, who arrived at Shaho on to the two Generals, Han Fu-chu telegrams to General Han Fu-chu warships at Chefoo, the 23rd.
General Han said that he and Liu Chen-nien, and to the and General Liu Chen-nien urging The Chefoo Chamber of Comis highly appreciative of the solicit Chinese government, requesting the them to desist from military action. merce is reported to be negotiating tude Genera'
Reuter, Chiang Kai-shek has with the local military authorities shown towards him. He added that evacuation of mission Property by the soldiers immediately. The Con-Liu Denounced asking them to permit the Chinese he has already ordererd his troops sul''s message also requested that navy to land 400 marines to to withdraw gradually to their or-the opposing generals use their good Tsinan, Sept. 20. assume temporary control of the The Shantung Provincial Govern-iginal garrison posts, offices to respect and not to violate town for policing purposes and A peaceful settlement having been foreign properties in the zone of ment made public yesterday a suggesting that the military should "petition from the people of eastern withdraw. effected, General Chiang Po-cheng, hostilities. personal representative of General There was no fighting to-day and Shantung" charging General Liv'
The authorities here are main-Chen-nien with "ten grave crimes."
Chiang Kai-shek returned to Tsinan Lungkow is quiet, but the distinct taining the utmost secrecy regard These include the levy of extortioning war news, but they claim that from Shaho yesterday, according to danger to foreigners and to mission ate taxes, connivance at bandit-both armies are maintaining order a Tsinan message. General Han property in the war zone is due to activities, murder of innocent people, Fu-chu himself also returned to many units comprising 70 or 80 men and refraining from looting. illegal: confiscation of private pro-Toman last night from Shaho where who have deserted from both armies. The Chefoo populace is pursuing perties, ete.—Kuo Min. its normal activities and calmly he had established his temporary Chinese naval defence at Chefoo headquarters for the direction of the was strengthened to-day coming to Rains Dampen Ardour awaiting the entrance of the victorious army, whichever it may be. so-called expedition against General the possibility that these marauders 4 Weihsien, Sept. 20.
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