Marshal Chang Chung-chang Fengtien Hopes of While the position at Tangshan is quiet, and the British troops have established the most friendly relations with the Chinese soldiery, reports received locally show that the future position is by no means certain, It is understood that Mai shal Chang Chung-chang is at Kai ping in an armoured train, and that there are between 20,000 and 30,000 Northern troops~in the vicinity, probably between Tangshan an: the: Lan River. Marshal Chang has expressed his intention of fighting in the vicinity of Lutai.
The future operations of the Nationalist armies int the north have been disclosed only up to a point. General Shang Chen, who commands the Shansi troops at Ti tin, is said to have the intention of clearing up the district round about his city to start with, ard utter this is accomplished, making drive to force the Northerners Iback to Jehol on the one hand and Shanhaikuan on the other.
After this has been accomplished, the attack on Manchuria will receive consideration by the Nationalist Government in Nanking.
New Concentration by Chang Information from the north, says that all is quiet in the Tangshan area and the mines. There are heavy local troop movements to East and West, indicating a new concentration of the forces Marshal Chang Chung-chang on Luanho, near Luanchow, with defence work going up.on the trench system.
{Tt has been reported that Marshal Ghang has gone to. Mukden to the funeral of General Chang Wee ites Sees for this purpose, raise funds through the issue of public loan bonds to the people, who, trusting on the curity for assured return of such investment of capital, will be ready to respond to. this subscription, Thus, the financial ficulty that threatens any reduction of the army will be solved.
We respectfully submit this suiggestion for the consideration and approval of the National Financial
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