The occupation of the Arsenal and Lunghua by General Chang Yuen-min, commander of the 6th Hupeh Brigade, ends all the wild of activities on the part hal Sun Chuan-fang to take These reports uindoubtedrt 8 the only confirmable evidence on the subject shows that an order has been sent to General Sun by President Txno Kun to return to Hangchow and straighten ut the tangle in Chekiang and that he is returning. With two dis. ordered provinces, Chekiang and Fukien, on his hands, it is dificult to understand what political benefits could accrue to Marshal Sun if he opposed the wish of the party of which he is a member, Local Kiangsu officials insist that the relations between Marshals Chi ud Sun are satisfactory to both and that all rumours are' design to cause disturbances in Shanghai Persistent rumours tothe effect [that General Chang Yuen-ping was not loyal to Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan proved altogether unfounded upon investigation on Tuesday night. General Chang was reached at Lung-na at about 1 where stated that all was. When his attention was called to the possibility of trouble, he replied that he would deal with it, A diligent search for the basis for the rumour of General Chang's defection led to one source, namely, canard in. a vernacular evening newspaper known to be opposed to Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan.
An interview with General Chang by a representative of this news~ paper, published in another column, appears to present his position
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