The Archive · 1927

Reported Disaffection

Within the last few days the 26th Nationalist Army, who had been quartered in Chapel and Nantao, have been removed to north Kiangsu, It is reliably reported that the troops were in a state of extreme is faction bordering on mutiny the reason for their departure attributed to that fact, it being thought that a mutiny carried out in north Kiangsu would have less far reaching effects than if curried in this area, Officers, and particularly junior officers, are known to have been violently pro-Sun Chuanfang and it is thought that this army, will most, probably attach themselves to Sun's forces. At any rate, before the troops' departure, officers made a point of seeing their familion safely ensconced in, the French Concession. On Monday Inst, some 1,500 of the Ist division of the 13th" Army were moved to Woosung and about 1,500 of the 9th Army have been quartered in Chapei sine Wednesday last,

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