The Archive · 1924

MARSHAL CHI HSIEH-YUAN COMING TO SHANGHAI

General Bei Bac shan Taking Over Marshal Lu's Old Troops and Shifting Them 0 Kiangwan Barracks Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan told a, representative of the "North Chit [Daily News" at Chenju on Moi that he will be in Shanghai within ithe next, two days to settle finally the rehabilitation of Shanghai wit Marshal Sun Chuan-fang and General Bei Bao-shan. He will y|not remain in the city very long as it is necessary for him to resume is work in Nanking, in preparation for the assistance he for Marshal Wu Pei-fu. regard to the defeated troops: the situation is somewhat better. The 4th Division and the 6th Mixed Brigade which Marshal Sun Chuanfang took over are reported on the move to various parts of Chekiang. Marshal Bei Bao-shan has taken lover, according to his figures, 8,000 defeated soldiers, consisting of four regintents of. infantry and one artillery. These—were all {transferred on Monday to Kiangwan to await further disposition under lorders from their new command Last night, General Bei conferred with the last group of soldiers at the North Station, said to total a few hundred, who' have dissociated themselves from any command. A satisfactory agreement is said to have been reached though details are not obtainable, Gen. Lu Hsiang-ting, Commander of the Third Brigade of the Fukien Army. The two small ships, which remained loyal to Marshal " Lu. the last, have now been forced to rejoin the fleet of Admiral Tu Hei-kuei.

Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, companied by Gen. Yang, Chief of his staff, and Chev. §.'K. Chem, Chief Seoretary of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, returned the call of the Senior ' Consul, and the British, French and Japanese Con suls, on Sunday.

The Langhua Aerodrome and 28 aeroplanes, mostly more or less damaged, abandoned by the officers and staff after Marshal Lu's fight, have been taken over by Gen. "Pei Pao-shan (Bei Bue-san) by order of Marshal Sun, It is also reported that about 3,000) men, formerly under the command of General Chang Tse-ping have been taken over by General Chang Yuen-min, the Hupeh leader at Lunghoa.' The latter has been, Instructed by President Tsao Kun te move to the northeastern front to reinforce Marshal Wu Pei-fu, date has been fixed for his departure, Gen, Bei Milit Governor General Bei Bao-shan will assume the post of Acting, Military Governor of Shanghai and Woosung. The General Bei Bao-sh Mr. Yang Pang-fang has one nounced his assumption the directorship of the Kiangnan, Arsenal on Sunday, having beens appointed to that post upon recom. mendation by Marshal Sun Chuan fang.

On Sunday aftgnoon, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang sent _a motor ear and fou of his bodyguard to Huachin to take Gen. Lu Hsiang. ting, Commander of the 3rd Brigade of the Fukien Army, to Shanghai.

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