THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 18, 1940
YEN HSI SHAN
ARMIES INVOLVED IN QUEENS
Shanghai, To-day.
OPEN WARFARE INSIDE the ranks of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's tropps has broken out in south Shansi, travellers reaching here from the province in- formed Reuter to-day.
Approximately 250,000 men from two separate armies are involved, these travellers declare, and they are now said to be engaged in fighting each other instead of jointly fighting the Japanese, as ordered by General Chiang Kai-shek.
Apparently the trouble originally arose over friction between two armies commanded by Marshal Yen Hsi-hson, commonly known as his "old" army and his "new" army,
The "old" army is the army which retreated with him before the Japan- esc advance into Shansí over two years ago.
The "new" army is the army re- cruited since by Marshal Yen.
now
This new army, which is about 60,000 strong, did not Ilve up to Marshal Yen's expectations of loyalty, and for some time, it is stated, has been noticeably more in sympathy with the Communist 8th Route Army group than with Mar- shal Yen Shl-shan himself, whom it regards as something of the old-fashioned war lord type.
ALL THE HARD WORK Things came to a head the other day, it is asserted, when Marshal Yen tried to put the Central Government's orders for this year's "winter cam- by allotting the paign" into effect "new" army all the hard work (to get them out of the way,) and keeping his "old" army. numbering some 200,000 men, in the background.
The dispute that ensued rapidly developed into open warfare be- tween the old and new armies, It is stated.
This warfare, although 280,000 men are involved and large-scale military operations are said to be in progress, is still in the nature of a localised re- volt, it is stated and the Central Gov- ernment is understood to be making feverish efforts to keep the matter localised and effect a peaceful settle
ment.
MAY GET OUT OF HAND Should such a settlement-not be reached speedily, however, there is a serious threat that the revolt may get out of hand and develop into a Large-scale civil war within the ranks of General Chiang Kai-shek's forces, it is stated, since the 8th Route Army may at any moment go to the assis- tance of their friends in Marshal Yen Shi-shan's new army.
If this should happen and if Mar- shal Yen's old army should then find itself in difficulties (as is probable in such an eventuality), Central Govern- ment troops would, it is declared, have to be sent to aid the old army--which between would mean open warfare
and the Central Government troops the communist 8th Route Army. Reuter.
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NO REQUEST FOR
GUARANTEE REFUSED
London, To-day.
Asked in the House of
Commons the
asked
yesterday what countries, since
end of September, 1938, had
Britain to guarantee them; against aggression and had been refused, Mr. Chamberlain replied:
"None."--Reuter.
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London, To-day.
The spontaneity and strength of Canada's war effort is strikingly de- monstrated in two recent advices from Ottawa.
The Canada Red Cross has already collected about £900,000.
The Department of National De- fence has announced that 8,500 doctors have volunteered to place their ser- vices at the disposal of the defence authorities for medical work of all kinds. British Wireless.
JANUARY SESSIONS
OPENED
The January Criminal Sessions opened this morning and the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, dealt with a number of deported cases.
Wong Kan was sentenced to 18 months' hard labour. He had been found in the Colony five times while still under a banishment order.
Chan Sang was sentenced to 12 months' and Pan Tak and Li Ling to two years' hard labour. All had been banished for life.
men troops would, it is declared, to be sent to aid the old army--which would mean open warfare between the Cen- tral Government troops and the Com- munist 8th Route Army-Reuter,
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