Another factor which now forces its way into the problem is an un-Jconfirmed report that the military commanders at Ningpo have declared St their independence of Gen. Sun and their allegiance to the Peking Government.
Whether these commanders. are! operating with Gen. Chen against} Gen. Sun is not definitely known, but it is believed that they are, as Gen. Chen went some days ago with Gen. Li Kung-vong (commander of, the Chekiang Self-Governing Army which was defeated some time ago) Gen. Wang Kuei-ling (former Occupation Commissioner of Ningpo Taichow under Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang), Gen, Wang Vong-ching and Gen. Wong Yoh-san to Ningpo to start an insurrection and it is believed that the present movement is the result of their activities They ai not Gen. Sun and! Gen. Hsia Chiao, the Civil Governor and Commissioner-General of Chikiang Provincial Police, who drove Gen. Lu away from Hangchow 1a|ome months ugo.
It is believed that " mandate will shortly be issued by Marshal Tuan [naming Gen. Chen Tupan of Ché- kiang and Mr. Sun Pao-chi, a former Premier, Civil Governor.
Ho Feng. e's New Chance What action Gen. Ho Feng-ling will take has not yet definitely been decided, but is has been whispered that he has already made arrangements for ce-operation between and with Generals Chen and Chang Yuan-ming for action against Gen. Sun, that he has himself gone personally to Sungkiang to aid. Gen. Chen and is directing operation against Gen. Sun's forces. Should report be correct, it will have an interesting bearing on the situation, as Gen. Ho has been appointed tothe command: of the 19th!
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