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THE HONGKONG DATLY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 1JTH, 1920.

the heal garrisons, weakened by the de

THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH. patch of troops to Wongin, 500 men arriv-

CANNONADING HEARD AT PEKING.

CASUALTIES ARRIVING IN THE CAPITAL

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ̧.· LATEST NEWS FROÈ PEKING.

la Peking the population is undoubtedly ly aroused to an understanding of the e and the Aulu clique is as severely condemned in the streets and teahouses in the 3rd Division: Headquarters at Pa singfu

ed from Sungkiang and were distributed between Lunghna and Chapoi. At the same time four guns of a fairly, heavy alibre were sent to Lunghua from Woo |ming. Another 1,000 wolfiers and four grabo travelled from Wiosung to Lung fus later in the day, and probably another dog thereafter. From these dispositions it might be assumed that a "striking for was being asambled at Langhua,

It is believed that the number of troops in the vicinity of Shanghai is about 20.000. these including at only cavalry, artillery and infantry, but likewise marines, mili- tary police and Army Ordnance Corps. The Arsenal at Kiangnan is believed to have about 1,300 of these troops; the Lung. bus district, including the barracks_south of St. Catherine's Bridge, sume 6,500; It would seem that a number of people Paoshan and Siangwan, 6.500; Peatung, Woung, including the forts at Szetseling, Twenty-one casualties arrived from Cho in Teking who, having no other spot including Chapei, about 1.900; and Sung- sibilities, have been, making hay when she kiang 2.300. Prior to the movements of chow this evening.

auro shines, are about to be visited with dire troops up the railway line, there were punishment, bat it is too early to ex fewer than 130 between Shanghai and The Chinese pasion for compromise: Wongdu,

PKKING, July 13th. Cannonading was hard fast night and this morning.

The situation is otherwise unchanged.

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A PICTURE OF WU PELKU. President and Governor, Chang T-lin, may divisions. There are roughly 15.500 iniaa- rob, the victory of the anti-Anta partistry and 9.500 artillery, the latter having, A MAN WHO BELLEVES IN HIS of many of its fruits: If the present-lullo fielduguns. The cavalry number just following upon, the movement of Wa Palander: 800. The number of troups at fu's troops and the taking Changsha,Hangchow. is uncertain, but presumably The following graphic peu-picture of result in prolonged discussions in Presiden they constitute a considerable force

AGREEMENT TO WITHDRAW TROOPS ON General Wu Poi-lu wax tecently contributial palace, and in the usual running about of delegates from Tuchun to Tuchun

—–BOTH-AIDES. In the course of the afternoon" the good ed to the S-C. Daily News by Mr. Rodney throughout China, it is probable that Ty

Pei-fu will find himself foreed to take in news became imown that General Li Hun Gilbert

Fastingin' is at present, thanks to Wa dependent action or to accede to some up and General Lu Yung-bang had come to -at Victoris aforesaid registered, in the Lanli-fu, the most interesting political centruj satisfactory compromise which will nea- 'an agreement to withdraw their troops, on in China. It is the field, headquarters of ralize half the glory of his bold dash into the basis of if you'll eat back your men, 425 together with the messunge erected thereon the anti-Any combination. Che enthe North It is futile to prophesy but I'll call-back-mine." The proposal is! HOW MY No. 5. West Terrace Victoria for counters there the delegates from the is significans that Chinèse of all'elamen, understood to have come first from General maid. Term 999 years from 28th May, 1855 Governors, and, the Division Commanders uff including many high Anfu officials of Li, and it was immediate acepted by i

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Wooing while the Nanking Tuchin's Throughout all this country one hears it troops are withdrawn to Soochow prophesied also that after the fall of the Engineers and workmen have been de Aufu Club, the Tuchun combine in its in-spatched to relay the line on Heali bridge. evitable squabble over the official spoils. The mining done here is rather heavy and will collapse and that there will be an great care will have to be taken over its interregnum characterized by the disorders removal. However, it is expected that by which the writer has, prophesised in pre this afternoon the line should be in proper

working order again.

China. They all want to kaow what Wu is going to do, and there is no circum For further particulars and conditions of loqution in bis statement of his plan of male apply tom

campaign. The writer arrived there on the JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, morning of June 27th and had no diffenity Prince's Buildings. Ice House Street.in gaining access to the Commander of the

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ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE THE YANGTZE. Three representatives of the Nanking Chinese Chamber of Commerce arrived by steamer in Shanghai yesterday to associata

themselves with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce here and also at Hangchow in making representations to General Ho We make the following extracts from the Tuchan Lu Yung siang with the object Feng-lin. Military Commissioner, and Daily Seres-of-July-13th:- tof arranging terms with Tuchun-Li-Skun on the basis of the part of 1900, by which

The great event of yesterday was that

The threes representatives, together with Cau Pasan and Shen Lien-fang, chair- man and vice-chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce here, will call upon General Ho this afternoon.

in his telegrams, with which all are familiar, he is in the habit if describing himself as a plain military man, giving the world the impression that he is an an agreement was reached between General it was decided that, despite the fighting uncouth bat, honest swordsman, only semi-Li Shan of Nanking and General Luwhich took place in the North, during the Boxer troubles, it should not be allowed to literate and guided rather by his emotions Yung-hsiang of Hangchow to withdrawi than by i intellect. It is therefore, their troops from Quinsan and Wongdu re, prind to below the Yangtze, something of a surprise to find in him a spectively. The former, therefore, a back Blender, dapper, little man, with notice to Soochow and the latter to the Arsenal ably small white hand and all the and Woosung. dignity and pinctiliousness of & Chinese scholar. He has a high, close cropped head and bright intelligent eyes, and on veen- sions he can amila, very sweedy, but he does not waste any miles. Although there is nothing poupons about him, no strut and na n-assertion, it is evident at the first glance that-Wa-is, öne who takes himself | sido», Keriously, and who believes in his mission, In most respects business was al.a stand banks without charging an improper. per. in the management of his troops, he is said still..but this was through to fit of panic chat of from five to ten cents per to be something of a martinet, and in the but rather a feeling of wait and see. The dollar.

It is hoped the rafway will be in full working order again by this evening,

GÜNESK · MERCHANTS | CALM, A? The most noteworthy feature of the local situation yesterday was the ladifference with which Chinese merchants as a whole regarded the hellicose preparations of the

RUN ON CHINESE BANKS. Reverday ram were made on the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications, when the former paid out a mach as $500,000 and the latter 8400,000. The ruus were caused, it is alleged, by the exchange shops refusing to cash the notes of these

execution of what he considers to be his most significant event of the day in busiIn the morning the run was fairly heary duty it is easy to see that he is something ness circles was a fall in the price of the on both banks but during the afternoon of a fanatic. The ordinary Chinese milidoilar. The market opened at 74.60, but the news that the banks were paying out tary official is a bluff, casygoing person by afternoon the rate was down to 74.20. silver for notes had the effect of discourag with a keen sense of humour. It may be When it is remembered that in 1911 the ing the praction of the exchange shops with doing him an injustice, but after meeting dollar rose to 81 during the stormy days of the result that confidence was generally re- Wa Pei-fu and talking with him it is very the revolution, the reassuring effect of this stored. Both banks hold sufficient money. dificult to imagine him indulging in any downward movement will be readily appreto meet any demand of this nature which sort of frivolity. Perhaps the seriousnexa ciated. Even though it is known that one might be made upon them, and Mr. Bung of his present situation weighs heavily of the Chinese banks was selling largely, Hang chang, manager of the Bank of upon him, but one is given the impression with the object of preventing any very China, expressed confidence that both banks that he takes everything very seriously and grene rise, it is felt that this fall would.not would be able to cope with the situation, that his smiles are only a compromise with have been possible but for a very general though he commented strongly upon the social amentities, e

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GENERAL WU'S PROGRAMME.

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He tells you directly that he is after the railway line had been tampered with NORTHERN ALMY'S FAILURE IN Huu Shu-terng's scalps, that if Esu docs at Heah, and this incident did what the not get out, he will be put out, and that maing of troops on the line had failed to tecomplish-It-introduced-a-duridedly

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In order in refute charges bren Che Anderson Music Co., Ltd.,

against the men of the 7th. Army Divi enlated the following telegram: 500,General Chang Ching-yuo has cir

the Animojob must go. He believes that went element. But the general tone of he has things so thoroughly.organized and confidence, was remarkable. The Chinese 10 well arranged that this will be scoom are actually shipping.cargo to places such plished without any serious disturbances. Liko Tan Yen tai he disclaims all credit as Chefoe, Tringtao and Newchwang. for the accomplishments and good be

FOREIGNERS' VISIT TO THE FRONT. haviour of his men. He says, like Tan of the rival forces is brought back to An interesting account of the position that they are patriotic Chinese soldiers and

The southerners have become more and that they are supported by public opinion, Shanghar by Major Hilton Johnson, Lt. more aggressive, and since the occupation His staff officers, however, being more Cal. Haylen Bell, D.S.O., and Flag Lieut. of various strategical points human, discuss the present political situa. Clayton, R.No went to Henli by motor vaned towards Faiweion disguising: Bets- tion much more freely. They will tell you which is a mile or two-this-side of Heali Division. It was through the vigilance of boat yesterday Arriving at Liuchiapang, selves as stragglers of the 7th Army that until Chang 180-lin had visited "Pac""

ingfu and had endorsed Wu Pei-fo's they found the first outpost, who allowed Coloney Liu Yao-lung that their plots were theories and plans, their position was more to pass unchallenged.

discovered. I am the person responsible or less precarious Wu proposes, according At Henk they found the station occupied for the recent defent, but I deem it my to them, to force the Anfo Club out of by about 90 man. Che rail of the bridge duty to refute the charges falsely brought Peking, to have every Anfu oficial of any up and the bridge itself was mined against the troops of my 7th. Division. importance removed from office; to dis in four places. Preparations had been The troops of the 7th Division rendered solve both the Northern and Southern made for digging treaches and there was invaluable services in the suppression of the rebellion in Kiange in former days, Partamente; to ignore the burlesque peace barricade of stones across the line. conference in Shanghai and to hold fresh The soldiers warn very friendly. They and later on they were sent to fight bard elections as honestly conducted as possible appeared to have little imowledge of why and continuous battles in Shensi, Human,

Szechuan and Yunnan. Especially in they were there and listened with interest work of the suppression of "tufei" in for a new parliamentary body,

Chang Tho-lin kit Paotingfu to onfer to the representations made on the harm four provinces they won for themselves with the President in Peking, as the cham to commerce and the peace of the country great reputation for bravery and succes pion of Wa Pei-fu's schemes, having agreed side which would result from any clash.

After a little while Messrs Taxford and of the country know very well the kind of It is unnecessary to say that all the people with him before his departure that if the? Aufa party did not dissolve itself, and that Wayne came back from Quinsan where troops I have in the 7th. Aruty Division. if Hau Shu thong did not retire into privately had been saguing with the general in I wish it to be known that their recent life, in military campaign should be con- command of the outpost and the whole failure in South Hunan was due to special ducted against Peking. It in understood party made their way back to Wongdu, circumstances over which they had no con. that after the Anfu folk have been driven Party walking and partly by train. The trol Military supplies did not arrive in from the capital, Tusa Chi-jui will be free, station of Wongdu was occupied by some time, and all other Government troops if he likes, to remain in Peking sad to: 000 infantry and two squadrons of cavalry. adopted a neutral attitude, thus rendering offer himself as a candidate for any office and mounted patrols. Two miles back South Hunan has given a rare opportun There were casualty clearing stations their retreat inevitable. The disaster in 4 which he aspires. The tendency is, among all of these military people, to at Naxiang were the supports, amounting ity for evil disposed characters to circulato false roporte against may men, with the exonerate him from responsibility for the to perhaps 1,000 men with several guns

The whole disposition of the troops object of getting them disbanded, Every crimes attributed to the younger Anfa lenders, and while they are by no means appeared to be good, but neither here nor local tufei" styles himself as 4 DIGS his political champions or supporters, they slightest, desire, for a fight

inspiring awe in the heart of both foreign- at Quinean was there any evidence of the the 7th Division, looting, mardering and soen nager to give him an opportunity to There is reason, to think that the good been co-operating with southern troops,

ers and Chinese." Tufer" retire honourably from the political field.

gags have Everyone in Pactingfa makes light of offices of Menars. Tuxford and Wayne were

in the

of

the possibility of disorder in Peking. They not a little instrumental in the" happy would try to convince the people they came say that they bare had secret visits from 7ement ultimately reached.

all the higher qficers of the troops station-

ed in or about the metropolis and that

and whenever they meet with revere they from the 7th. Division, Certainly THE TORCES AT BHANGELAKT — thoil will give his real Danje. I have ob Sisco Saturday numerous movements of Lained documentary proofs to show that the all are much in sympathy, with General troops have taken place locally, showing pillage and rapine have hitherto been car Wu's-plans, and are ready to guarantee that the commander at Shanghai waa pre tried on not by the men of the 7th, Army "that" their men will not mutiny, but will paring to meet any move which the other Division. It is earnestly hoped that the support in bation-wide anti-Anfu: move kido might make. On. Bunday, evidently Central Government will do justice to my ment.

with the idea of restoring the strength of men and purish the actual offenders, etc.

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