TROUBLE IN CHINA.
PEKIN THREATENED. AMERICAN SQUADRON AT TIENTSIN. By Tc!cpr»pL—Fra** Assocmion—i>.pyrigli», Australian onj N.Z. Csblo Association. (Received July 15, 0 a.m.) PEKIN, July 13. Attempts arc being made to dissuade the Anfu general's from marching upon Pekin. Tim suspension nf traffic from Pekin to Hankow caused the Foreign Legations to take steps to assure a continuation of the city’s food supply. It is reported that Admiral .lUleaves, commander of the United States Pacilio squadron, has arrived at Tientsin, where martial law has been proclaimed! CABINET MANDATE. HOSTILITIES TO CEASE. Reuter's TelcsfmnKi. (Received July .15, 11.20 a.m.} , . PEKIN, July 11. The situation is militarily unchanged. ,Tho Ohi Jui party’s leaders, Tsao Kun and Wupoi-Fu, have been offered promotion, including tho government of Hunan for Wnpci-Fn, if they will abandon hostilities. flit Cabinet has drafted a mandate "Inch, it is understood, orders a cessation of hostilities, and according to the Anfuitea has appointed Tuan” Chi Jui military director. The President’s action is expected to bring the crisis to a head. Tiro Shanghai-Nanking railway service has been resumed. ” Shanghai has calmed down.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19999, 15 July 1920, Page 7
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