Peking, Mar. 17.
Reports that have recently reached Peking from the frontier proinees, do not confirm the somewhat optimistic telegrams that have been plies carried with it, hoping that when they arrived at the borders of Ninghsia they would meet with 'a friendly reception, assistance, an open road to their destination.
Wreath for Dr. Sun's Tomb Laid by Sir A. Cadogan Nanking, Mar.-20.
Despite inclement weather, the [British Minister to China, Sir Algxander Cadogan, "visited the Sun Jeum at 10 o'clock this morning and laid a wreath on the Sssued from -offeiel quarters with 'Unfortunately, by' this time, the {tomb of the founder of the Chinese regard to General Sun Tien-ying. It Ninghsia authorities were by no republic. was at first declared that the leader means willing to allow the march The Minister was accompanied by of the vernants of the Kuominchun, through the province by this army Mr, A.
Holman, First Secretary of! now incorporated in the 119th Tnrgely composed of wandering Division, was prepared to fight his British Legation, Sir Eric freebooters. way through. Ninghsia—one of the /Teichman, Chinese Secretary, Group Tt was when the first columns five Special Aveas—and rative into Captain R. P. Willock, Attache, reached the frontier of Ninghsia civil lite, Mr. G. W. Aldington, his private Province that Sun Tien-ying re-Special emissaries had been desalized that he would have to. fight lsceretary and officials of the Foreign patched" by" the Peking Bra his way through, if ever he was to Military Council to negotiate is understood that Sir Alexaureach Chinghai., With his. retreat retirement, and it Was believed that blocked owing to the hostile at-Jder will remain here a few days if am agreement, could be reached on titude adopted by the: Suiyuan an. longer before leaving for Shanghai the financial inducement, the strife that had broken out on the western sha ite, and th display of Tore to take his wife and daughters to shown by the Mohammedan gov-Peking.
Reuter. border would be appeased, This hope ment, he was in a hopeless posi-spokesman of the British has not been fulfilled, and the latest tion unless he was prepared to advance at all. costs, Legation atated that Sir Alexander Cadogan was staying in Nai General Sun Tien-ving' was not pre-Reports of the Gghting that ocfor "a week before leaving for pared to accept the terms offered, curred at this time—the end of Peking. and.that he was making every pre-ember and. the commencement He added that the Legation was aration to storm that oasis of the Tanuary—elaimed victories for without knowledge of the alleged desert, Ninghsia City, the Kansuforees, but they have negotiations between the British General Sun Tien-ying's <ecision been proved incorrect, for the army and Chinese "authorities, to override the opposition of has continued on its' relentless ad-terning 3 revision of the. Sino-ted by the Chinese press, con-Kansu authorities,.and his refusal vance, and it is now reported on 40 accept the terns offered him by good authority to be in the immediate British the Government, has not received Vicinity of Ning Reuter. the attention it deserves, for com-'Dangers of Settlement petent circles here believe that is by no means unsupported in his is now largely a question as to movement, They are of the opinion whether Sun Tien-ying and his men
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