ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT.

Otaki Mail, 8 May 1922, Page 4

ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT.

. Pekin, May ■'». The struggle between the two military parties in China has reached a crisis. VVu-pei-fu's troops have surrounded Pekin. Chang-tso-lin's army, is scattered. AJJ railroads are cut and 'traffic to Pekiu is suspended. Chang's flank was turned on Wednesday and lit- is retreating towards Fengtai. The Acting Premier, Chow-tzu-chi, sent an American, Mr Hoy Anderson, to negotiate with Wu-pei-fu's commanders regarding relations with the Pekin Government. The President, Hsu-shi-chaing, has appealed to both sides to end. hostilities. Pekin, May ■'.. A Shanghai message states that dissension in the ranks of Sun-yai-s?n"s Canton forces, and the refusal of ;i mutinous commander to lead the expedition against Wu-p.ei-fu is believed to forecast an early defeat for | Chang-iso-lin. Sun-yat-sen ordered General Cheun*-ehiung-ling to attack Wu-pei-fu on the north. Chiung-ling retorted that Wu was a patriot fighting China's battles against Japanese dominion. .Ciang-siang despatches state Wu-pri-fu is expected to capture Pekin by the week-end. forces are re'nfdreed by thousands #f Christian - Chinese troops, who made a forced march across the desert from Shensi, 206 miles in five days. i Three Japanese gunboats have arrived at Tientsin. Nanking repo.ns that Admiral Tushi--1 kuei. commanding a division of the I Chinese fleet, sailed for Cniii-wa/is.- « rao for the purpose of blowing up ; Chang-tso.-lin's communication lines.