Peking, June 27.
The report that Kao Shih-ping has been captured and killed in Kirin by Gen Chang Tso-lin's military police has reached Peking, through Russian sources, but Gen. Wu Pei-fu's loca} agents have failed to confirm the story, though most diligent inquiries are being made.
According to Russian reports, from Manchuria, Kao Shih-ping, while leading the revolt against Gen. Chang Tso-lin as a declared ally of Gen. Wu Pei-fu, was captured near Hunchun and ordered to be transported to the city of Kirin. Attempting to escape en. route, he was shot by his escort.
Kao Shih-ping is the son-in-law of Meng En-yuan and was former-in command of the Kirin Division and an inveterate enemy of Chang Tso-lin, having spent the last' two years conspiring in Peking and Shanghai to break Chang's power from within.
During recent fighting he undoubtedly had Gen. Wu Pei-fu's commission to raise force to oppose Chang in Manchuria.
Gossip here names Wang Shih yuan as Tung Kang's successor in the Ministry of Finance, since the latten's resignation is believed to be imminent. Wang Shih-yuan is a member of the old Chihli party and therefore his appointment would be interpreted as being due to Tsao Kun's influence supplanting that of Wu Pei-fu 19 the Cabinet.
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