CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 4 May 1922, Page 5

CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.

AN ABHIXERY DUEL. PEKING, May 3. Heaiy i-annonacliiis: is now extending (rcffi Madnin 10 Peking. Iloth sides are massing heavy forces on the Hunho River, 30 miles from Peking, General \Yu Pcs Fu attempting I<> cross and lake possession of thp Peking-Tientsin railway. It is believed that Poking is safe from attack. The city g.it<>B are shut at night, and Chinese , troops patrol thr city. The casualties i»i the rattle at Chongeintin are new estimated at -i.OOrt. French railway workers narrowly escappd when an aeroplane dropped bombs on the raii- ' way shops at Cha.njtsintin. Reports from Chow-chow, the head- ' quarters of General Wn Pci Fu, admitted ' that Tien's artillery frustrated an ; encircling movement south-west of Peking, nn<! stopped the launching ot 1 fresh attacks. Ciiansintin is faced by the ' heaviest artillery. Tbr casualties were ' over 1,000 yesterday. The chief of staff ' of General Wu Poi Firs army aeouse.s Fenp Tien of emptoyinj? .Tapaneer gmi|iointers. thus explaining their superior accuracy. — (United Service.) ; WXT"S DEATH REPORTED. j fßei:eireil 11i.30 p.m.) PEKING. May :!. General Chang Tso Lin's headquarters iiove announced that General Wu Pei I'"v was killed in action. The Foreign l.egaI tions are investigating the announcemnt, »vhicli has not been ronfirmed. —(A. and N.Z. Cable.) PRINCE IN JAPAN. A STREET CAR EPISODE. ClleeelTert 1 p.m.) SYDXEY. this day. A privßte cable message to the Japanese Consul relates that the Prince of Walre, with Atliairal Hslaey, walked along » i| Japanese Htrcet inccgnito cue night. Ou J returning homeward they were unable to 'J make the tra,m conductor understand j where tiicy wonted to go. Ont passenger, '! however, quickly identified the Prilicf, 'I whereupon all tlie passengers left the car ' to show their respect* thus leaving"the Royal party in an rmprovigfed e;:ecial car. The desire" of the Priuce for intin'.ate acauaiiitaiieeshi]; with the people has i.ieat'd a favourable imprcsEion. (A. and X.Z. Cable.)