The Archive · 1924

CHANG TSO-LIN COMING TO TIENTSIN

Large Forces of Fengtien Army Arriving Including Strong Body of White Russians:

Tuan Chi; jui's Protest Against Feng Vu-hsiang's Mal treatment of Emperor Prom Rooney Gutszar.

Tientsin, Nov, 7.

Gon, Li Ching-lin arrived here today with the Ist Fengtien Division and established his headquarters in the city., His troops were followed by. 1,500 Russian under former officers of the well-known Admiral Kolchak, Gen. Siminioy thd Baron 'Ungern.' Some showed a decidedly hostile attitude towards the Ameri-eans, boasting as to what they would do if they wore interfered with. The Dest Fengtien artillery and aeroplanes are at Shanhaikuan, where they have been taking part in opera tions.

Marshal Chang Tso-lin is leaving Mukden for Tientsin to-morrow.

Reports from Marshal Tuan Chi-jui's headquarters axe to the effect that Marshal Chang is unlikely to proceed any farther, but will assemble seven brigades in this vicinity, awaiting the attitude of Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan and pend ing agreements with regard to further movements with his allies.

Gon. Chang Hsueh-liang (the Marshal's gon) is unlikely to come, The Shensi troops are with. drawing towards Peking, under Gen, Hu Ching-yl, who lett last night, thus relieving the fears. of this community, but alarming that of Peking:

Wu's Generals in Hiding Generals Wang Huai-ching and Chin Yung-ao, it is now known definitely, are in hiding here. Marshal Wu Pei-fu was offered sanefs already strongly denouncing and Chang Tso-lin is bound to oppose.

On the 6th instant Marshal Tuan Jsent the following telegram to Generals Feng Vu-hsiang, Sun Yueh! and Hu Ching-yi:

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