Suspicion that N. Kiangsu Has Not Fallen Through Warfare a Weonesoay, May 25.
Nationalists confirm, the fall of Pengpu on Sunday. According to their information, the 15th: Army, arrived in Mingkuang.on, Sunday} and "subsequently entered Pengpty whence Marshal Chang Chung-chang Kwachow and later in the day at Hainchingan by the motor road at, the Igttar place. At Tutienmino south-jem troops ware likewise seen to be. Joffeoting an advance and to be moating, practically no opposition, the although heavy rifle fixe went on along the north bank of the river throughout the night of May 22. This was accompanied by {fram Silver Island and. Dutienmino, and noxthorn soldjera in fair mumbers were soon on the north bank from Vine Point as far as. Silver} 'Island. Trenches, however, in thi district, appeared' deserted, accord ing to the reports, and junks dotted: the river in the normal way fallowing the return of southern warshipe.
Later reports indented that only: ithe Ist Division of the 17th Army }was remaining at Chinkiang under General Tu Chi-yung. Another later report from a Chinese source stated [that the Southerners were in possession of the north bank from Chin-jong to Kiangyin, and that the]
situation was otherwise quiet.
From Wuhu comes the information that the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Quo, has left} for Shanghai where he has presumably now arrived. An evasive reply was received on Monday evening from the acting Commis-[sioner for Foreign Affairs in answer the protest by the Senior British Naval Officer regarding the occupa-
[wireless station by the 7th Signal [Section of the 10th Army. The usual statement was made in the reply that the soldiers would leave in two or three days and that the matter had been referred "higher up." Instructions were being awaited from Mr. Quo to whom telegram had been forwarded and Jwho in turn would the advices of Chiang Kai-shek before the matter could be cleared
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