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The Military Situation.
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25. Yen Shi-shan's troops have now got to shek Chia-chang
or Chen Tao. Chang Tso-lin's soldiers are at the north of
the Fu Tao River. Feng Yu-hsiang has Honan, Shensi and Kangsu
in his grip; while the Hankou clique holds sway over Hunan,
Hupei and Kiangsi.
26.
On the Nanking side, Ho Ying-chien and Pei Shung-hsi
have the most men under them. Ho has done most of the fighting.
27. General Ho Lung and General Ip Ting, who formerly be-
longed to the Hankow clique, and who have just been defeated by
Chang Fat-kuei, have left Nanking and are near the northern
border of Kwongtung.
how
28. Sun Chuan-fang has driven the Nanking troops from Je-
chao near Tsingtao in Shantung to as far as Haichow in Kiangsu, which has been for a long time ruled by Pei Pao-shan. Pei's posi-
tion at Haichow is similar to that of Li Fuk-lam's at Honam,
Canton. They both seem to be fixtures at their respective domains. It is believed that Pei's troops have now got a little below Haichow, but they have not yet reached Chinkiang.
Despatch of Japanese Troops to Shantung..
29. There are about 1,000 Japanese soldiers at Tsinan, Shantung; and about 1,000 at Tsingtao. There is no doubt that at one time Japan wanted seriously to interfere with the internal affairs of China. The present Japanese Minister casts a covetous eye on Chinese territory. The Japanese soldiers that were recently sent to Shantung were not invited there by Chang Tso-lin at all. As a matter of fact, Chang Tso-lin and Yang Yu-ting personally protested at the Japanese Embassy against the despatch of troops to China. The people in Warth China are as much against this move of Japan as the people in the South. The Chambers of Commerce at Tientsin and Shantung have lodged strong protests. The reason why Japan sent troops was that at
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