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CANTON ARMY LIST
Where Nationalists Are Fighting.
·SOUTHERNERS IN THE FIELD.
Guide to Present War Zones in China.
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YANG SEN SHOWS FIGHT.
"Will Negotiations or Reprisals
be Next Stop?
How many men are there in the
Official sources are singularly Not even
reticent as to the steps taken by Nationalist Army" Canton udials "can say with any.
The annual report was publish. the British Navy on the Yangtse degree of certainty at the momented in the commercial section yes- River. as a sequal to the Wan- as changes are being made ton-terday when it was shown that a hsien incident, Peking, Sept. 17.tinually.
sunr of $200,809.25 was carried The last intimation was that The vernacular paper "Huang In the war despatches, the forward to new account-subject either Vice Admiral Sir E. Alex- Pan" reports that the Shanst Gover- terms "army (corps)" "division." so confirmation by shareholders at ander-Sinclair or Rear-Admiral In a cireuiar telegram to theur, Yen Hsi-shan. has accepted the "brigade" and regiment are rost the annual meeting.
Cameron Was proceeding to and commonly used. hation: Tupan Chow Yum-yan of surrender of three divisions
The books are being again Ichang to negotiate. A battalion (or regiment as closed on December 31, 1926- Fukien (one of Sun Chuan-fang's two brigades of Feng Yu-hsiang's
As far as is known, the two they say) of infantry five provinces) promises to "rid former army-Reuter,
has the end of the financial year in B. & S. steamers "Wantsien" and nominally 500, but the fighting future. the country of traitors**
Wantung" are still in that viet- strength is often lower
The big "carry over will.nity and that the return of them A brigade, commanded by a therefore be available for divite the British has not yet com brigadier-general, has an average dend purposes then..
pleted. of 1.000 men In branches other than infantry. the number is much legs,
up
(The men who have given Marshal Sun, the terms o were in the Kuominchun, accepted whose alitance with the Fengtien as Canton's Army in the far North, party have been announced, fol--See under "Canton Army List." lows with an ultimatum.
On the other hand, he declines the appointment of Generalissimo l of the nine provinces (his own five and Kwangtung, Kwangsi. Hinan!! and Hupeh). urged on him by al military conference in Kiangsi,
REPORTS BY MAIL.
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Hankow, Sept. 9:
"A division, with either a Lt. General or Major-General in charge-still speaking strictly of The Kentral situation in the Wu-Chinese methods should have Still" resorting to expressive:
Han cities remains unchanged. - three brigades of infantry, with
The southem troops: control Han-artillery, pioneers, language, Sun Chuan-fang ac
transport, cuses Chang Kai-shek of being "ag and Hankow and practically medicas, &c. Cavalry and mobile
are seldom used as thei slave to labour to overthrow theth the territory outside the walls units educated classes,"
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Nor is there further news of the second expedition which by this time should have reached Tchang.
H.M.S. "Hawkins, of course, is at Hankow, much lower down the river.
The 9.s. "Wanliu" which was alleged by General Yang Sen to have collided with sampans, is be- lieved to have stayed at Chung- king, still further up the Yangtse.
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The northern troops within re- Alliance Possible Now.
Prediction Borne Out. Canton. Commanded in the field; Stain their hold upon the city. For Light is thrown on the hesita-the space of 30 hours very little
Early this week, before the ar- tion of Sun Chuan-fang hitherto firing has taken place.
When, the southerners first set by Lt.-General Lu Ti-ping. Most rival of the full reports of the out they had seven armies. Their Hunan "mercenaries" adopted Wanhaien rescue and subsequent Although the southerners have It had been reported that the expedition was to help Tang Sang-
by the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen. invaded his province of Klangsl, southerners had given an ultimatum. chee. a disputant for the tuchun-
Two divisions form the right terday-the "China Mad" stat-
developments as fully given ve MACKINTOSH he has not taken the field. About fixing the time of surrender at noon ship of Hunan province. Hewing of the Kiangai sector. The ed:- 18 ronths ago, he drove the to-day.
"took the oath" and his follow-detached part with the new 14th Fremainder is co-operating on a Fengtienites out of the eastern At the expiration of the time, ing made into the 8th army.. Yangtse Valley and established however, bombardment took
Since himself at Shanghai. It is evid-place and again it was rumoured |
then there have been Army under General Lai Shi-
leaving for Wanhsien." „A state- huang:
ment ent that he apprehended the pos-that the truce had been extended other parts of China who have many additions. Adventurers in
denied by semi-official Distinguished in Battle. circles is that General Yang Sen. sibility of revenge by Chang Tso- until 8 p.m. this evening,
put out the Kuomintang sign-
Srd Army under General Chul after the bombardutent.. brought in should he be engaged on. two Qulet has continued to the pre-board" use a colloquialism Pei-tah, of 3. divisions. Mostly reinforcements of artillery up sides.
sent hour indicating either that the have been accepted into the fold. Yannanese mercenaries, who the heights around Wanhsieri, General Chang Tsung-chang, negotiations for peace have been the Fengtien governor of Shan-successful or else that the truce has which the Cantonese "split" of May/June, 1925. pieces..
The rapidity and force of pur-sided with the Kuomintang in the including a number of field- ||tung-projânce, which borders-on) Been Thither extended.
The whole of this army forms: the north of Sun Chuan-fang's "
marched across aguthern Hunan Chinese Civilians Murdered.
Expedition Unavoidable. the centre on the Kiangat boun-- caused most surprise:
Further hints of prepared re domains, has announced four
It was, reported that a conference has been in progres at Lan Hutang) there is no railway nor 4th Army: under General Lijlowing:-
After Shiukwan (in Kwang-idary
sistance are contained in the fol south of Wachang where Chang river to use for transport.
Chai-sum. at present acting as
Shanghai, Sept. 17. Kai-shek has his headquarters.
In the old days when scholars commander-in-chief in Canton; A Japanese news Tang Sabg-chee, commander of
agency wires from Peking that General Money Talks Again. "
the forces at Hanyang. was also walked to Peking for the official mostly Cantonese.
examinations, they followed, a One division remains in Canton Yang Sen has informed the The terms are, briefly:-
said to have attended this confer-mali trunk road across to Nam-and up-country. The 10th divi- Chinese Foreign Ministry that 1.At Shantung's expense, a mobile division will be at once des-
In Hankow native city there has hung, into Hunan, up to Chang-sion, under Major-General Chan his troops and the people of Sze-AITHFUL SERVICES sha Hankow, and then by the Ming-shu (formerly at Kong- chuan are resolved to tight to the patched th Hupeh to assist Wu been considerable violence shown to Pei-fu.
civilians who have a northern aceroute of the present railway to moon) and the 12th division, last ditch if a second expedition 2-Sun Chuan-fang to respectcent Popular animosity among Peking. Use was made of rivers, under Major-General Cheung Fat-be sent to Wanhsien. He is now canals and other waterways fuf, are on the right wing of the preparing against the expedition. the Salt Gabelle revenues of that the lower classes has been aroused part of Shantung adjoining An-over rumours of abuses committed wherever possible to save trek-Wu-Han front. With an indepen-Reuter,
Ident brigade and two "a" (ie., king.
That the Naval second expedi Eby the northern troops in Wuchang.
half-divisions) from the 3-Receipts of the northern It has been stated by some, seem Element of Surprise.
7th tion feels is may have to do more
reliable nuthorities that part of the Tientsin-Pukow Railingly
The Cantonese followed the old Army, they are the ones besieging than negotiate is evident from way collected in the south (by several murders have been thus road. Ponies not being available Wuchang and they covered the Mr. Rodney Gilbert's despatch to Sun Chuan-fang's subordinates) committed but the writer cannot in any number except to serve as flank attack which led to the cap- the "N. C. Daily News":
to
terms as the basis of an alliance, Sun Chuan-fang is, reported have accepted. MORE
hui.
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to be returned to Shantung,
On
ence.
merts.
vope for the truth of such state
Wu Pei-fu Falls Back.
chargers for senior field officers. coolies were used to a great extent until Changsha was reached. Hundreds of these coolies died on the the road:
4-Neither side to put troops mutual borders; and whole fighting strengths to be devoted i This forenoop an aeroplane. to the anti-Nationalist war.
upparently belonging
for the Hankow front.
cities.
.
Artillery was taken to pieres: carried on shoulders.
.
ture of Hanyang. Have dis- Preparations for second tinguished themselves in battle.
Naval expedition to Wanhsien have progressed so far in Han-
The Stay-at-Homes, 5th Army under General Low and in Ichang that they are no longer secret. In fact it is Fook-lam, who holds Honara, on
felt in Naval circles here that the opposite side of the river to
the character und" purpose of the Once, at Canton city."
expedition should be made as clear to both the foreign and that all may know what to ex Chinese public as possible 50
peet and so that it may be under- stood why such an expedition is unavoidable.
war zone.
On receiving favourable advice.southerners, was observed over the General Chang Tsung-chang pro- mised full assistance for Wu Pei- Astounding us it maỹ seem, tele-Changsha, there was the tribu- Very few in the
of the Yangtse and the Mostly acting as garrison to the fu in one month, and the imme. phone connections and postal ser- tary diate despatch of a few divisions vice of a sort have been maintain northern section of the Hankow-metropolitan districts and vici-
ed with Wuchang during the whole Canton Railway.
nity, but one brigade has been progress of the siege.
These conditions explain why ordered to the East River as re- Liquid Fire Terrors.
If rumours can be trusted, Wuthe Nationalists took so long to inforcements. Cantonese und Important developments have Pei-fu has fallen back from Hsiao-reach Changsha. Reports kept poor fighters. taken place at Wuchang.
kan to Hwarven on the Peking-coming through to Hong Kong 6th Army: under General Merchants who tried to mediate Hankow R.R.
Southerners Again.. that the northern allies, were Ching Chien, also. Hunanese mer- It is felt that secrecy would between the defenders and the It is also rumoured that the winning and that the southerners denaries, southerners were
hot have been aimed at if there refused ansouthern, troops are following him were falling back on their own
Two givisions and one brigade was no possibility of eventualities. audience by the besieged gen-though the railroad facilities at border. All of a sudden, Reuter form the left of the Nationalist Marshal Wu Pei-fu is apparent- erals; and the Consular Body is their disposal are very limited. cabled the capture of Changsha group on the Klangsi sector. ly too busy to look after Yang stated by a Chinese cable to have. Some Chinese students who suc-by the Cantonese, They had Accompanied by troops with- Sen who is professedly his sub-) refused to intervene.
ceeded in getting through from marched up steadfastly and taken drawn from Hankow, this wing is ordinate. Because of their op Chang Kai-shek has appointed Wesley College, Wichang. report the city without meeting much to make for the north of Kiangsi, position to the British, Yang a new "storming commander-in-Meskra. Bonsell and Dixon safe and resistance. This "Arst surprise between Nanchang (capital) and Sen's roughnecks are being des chief."
also Mr. Chapman at the Central was followed by rapid movements Kiukiang.
cribed by Nationalist organs as He was warned foreign ship-China Teachers' College.
northwards, culminating in the 7th Army: under General Li "our troops." The Peking Gov- ping to keep away as the approach Foreign Missions" Safety. fall of Hanyang and Hankow and Chung-jen of Kwangsi. Com-ernment is out of touch. to the river side of the city is
the siege of Wachang."
prises Kwangsi and Kwangtung The southerners apparently mined, a blockade on land and
Communications are being pre-men with a sprinkling of ex-sol-have not ceased firing on foreign water having been declared.
served all the way back to diers of Chan Kwing-ming's vessels passing their new zone, Kwangtung.
Reuter reports:-
Shanghai, Sept. 17.
A new terror threatened is the ase of liquid fire. This remains to be seen but one or two exposed parts of the city have already been destroyed by flames.
Both of these institutions are without the city walls to the east of Wuchang.
At present there are about 2,000 southern troops, quartered at Wealey and about 300 at Central China Teachers College.
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Where the Cadets Are.
Army
Fair Weather Figures.
PRISON HEALTH."
At least three armies have not Three "lui" of the 7th Army A southern battery near Han- Though the buildfaga have been been engaged in the battles be-took part in the sesault on Han-kow fired on the French gunboat, The southerners are also re- ! swopt 'by bullets all are standing. tween Changsha and Hankow, yang and Hankow, two "lui" are "Valny" on September 14, and the ported to be sapping from their These students, stated that out-These groups are on the Klangsi near Wuchang, and one is in "Valny" returned the fire with
its 75'8. front trenches towards the city, side the walls of Wuchang were frontier, ready to be used against Kwangsi. which they intend to blow up with very many dead bodies.
Sun Chuan-fang if necessary,
These men had poor equipment land-mines!
Apparently it has been impossible. The following are deatis, as at the start and were not as well Reds Surrender.
for the southerners to bury their far as is known, of the various trained as the others. Northerners are
armies:- still joining dead or to carry away the seriously
Like the average "Kwang" sol- The rules made by the Governor hands with Sun Chuan-fang's forces wounded.
1st Army: commanded by Gen-dier, they were on the winning in Council under section 18 of the jat Wayuch, which is becoming a
The students state that many of eral Chang Kai-shek himself, side in their baptism of fire and Prisons Ordinance, 1800, on May 21, concentration camp.
the wounded men committed suicide. comprising Whampoa Cadets and now fight like veterans, The 1926, are further amended by the The observation concerning the the Chekiang men he enlisted. first defeat will have just the 'of-Insertion, next after rule 124, of
The 1st and 2nd divisions,posite effect, t
the follow rule corpaes was further confirmed by
8th Army: under General Tang #121A. The Medical Officer sháll one of the foreigners at Wuchangcrack" troops, are at Yochow
The remainder Gong-chee, mostly Hunanese. take such action and employ. such: who was able to look over the top headquarters. "of the walin
Are in Kwangtung, some, in One division is with the 7th treatment as he may consider neces- Wa Pel-fu. has strengthened his Na reliable ontimate of the pum Whampoa and some in the East Army, on the centre of the most sary or expedient for the preven three lines during the breathing|ber of rusualties can be given.
River section, under Ho Ying-yam northerly front against Wu Fei-tion as far as possible, or mitiga. space. A small engagement wOK
fu. The party aboard the Kikungshan who keeps an eye on Fukien.
tion, of any epidemic, endemic, con- tagious.or infectious disease in the prison.
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No further reports of advances by the southerner? In' binngal bave come to hand. Shaphai claim that the Canton vandrard is still far from the capital of Nanchang,
....
fought, with southerners, to the special train have arrived in Han- Inorth of Hankow, without result. kow C. Daily News.
2nd Army: under General Tam Yin-kal who is administrator în
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