The' conquerors of Feng, the Christian General, have not yet
entered Peking. The chief event within Peking has been the deposition of the Chief Executive, Tuan Chi-jui. This measure, the Peking correspondent of the Times suggests, was taken in the hope of appeasing Wu Pei-fu, the most important General in command of the allied forces • that are approaching Peking. Wu Pei-fu was subsequently invited by the National Army to come and take control of the capital. He may not yet be in a position to answer that tempting invitation. Although his troops are near the western skirts of Peking the National armies on the east and south-east seem to be taking no notice of the appeal to Wu Pei-fu, and are still fighting with the armies of 'Chang Tso-lin, Wu's ally, whom they are at present strong enough to hold off. Wu has probably not yet come to any arrangement with Chang on' the -essential matter of the division of spoils.
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