CHINESE TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1928, Page 2

CHINESE TROUBLE

(United Service.) NATIONALISTS GAI NINO. SHANHAI. June 10. For the last two days, messages from Peking have been sent by motor lorry to Tientsin, but these now have been discontinued. The navigation of the Tientsin Sea now has stopped lor the winter. Foreign women and children Irom the Tongshan mines, near Tientsin, have evacuated there. The Shansi forces have entered Reiving amid complete order. General Feng Yuh Siang’s troops offered no resistance to the Shansi forces. Fighting is reported adjacent to Tientsin between Southerners and Chang Chun Chang’s forces. The lighting is at present going in favour of the former. The Southerners are bolding all tbe strategic points. In tbe event of tbe capture of Tientsin, General Yeng Yuli Siang’s position will embarrass General Aensbisbin, wlio would be deprived of bis only Chihli port, as part of. the advantages offered to Sbansi should the Tuchun enter tbe warfare on tbe side of tbe Southerners. Consequently General Feng Yuli Sinng is making the greatest endeavours to capture the eitv of Tientsin.

Meanwhile, the northerners own purposes in offering resistance are otherwise inexplicable.

Reports indicate that the northerners are not defending file •British and French concessions, which are exposed to considerable danger in ease the Southerners carry out their attempt at storming the position, then the foreign troops undoubtedly will be called on to defend the positions,