The Archive · 1925

Collapse of Mukden Party

Peking, Nov. 25, From the mass of rumours current} here, there seems no doubt that al serious revolt has occurred among the Mukden forces, who are fighting' Gach other at Lanchow, Chinwangtao and elsewhere along the Peking-'Mukden Railway, Tes still claimed in some quar prelimin ments, a peace conference was held some time ago between leaders of the Fengtien and Kuominchun armies, that on the 20th instant an agreement was signed Detween Generals Feng and Kuo concerning the projected reorganization of the Fengtien faction, and that it was that General Kuo Sung-lin og General Kuo's younger brother who captured Mukden and made actually conducted negotiations with pilsoner of Marshal Chang Tso-lin, General Feng Vu-hsiang as regards Wut other reports state that troops the "latent "coup eetat.—Eitstern loyal to Marshal Chang have broken News Agency. {Mie railway at Chinwangtio in order Young Chang Recalled hinder General Kuo Sung-lin's advance on Mukden, Mukden, Nov. 25, Marshal Chang Tso-lin to-day des-'The Chili Tupan, General patched an urgent telegram to his Ching-ling, is preparing to declare son, General Chang Haueh-liang, now his independence of Mukden, and is at 'Suichung, requesting him' im-Mise drafting a telegram urging mediately to' proceed by a man-of-Marshal Chang Tro-lin to retire. war from Hulutao to Tientsin and There ix no doubt but that. the to interview Generals Kuo Sung-lin Mukden Party has collapsed, at leat?! and Li Ching-lin in order to ascer-temporarily, thus immensely streng-tain their real intention-as well as thening Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang. to try and induce them to come to Cabinet changes are considered imterms with Marshal Cthng. minent. It Jo expected that all the Anfuttes and Mukdenites will Karakhan is Fitmer Too forced to resign, and n Kuominchun Comrade Karakhan, the Soviet} Cabinet will be installed, Ambassador to Peking, who is on Later, hin way to his post from Moscow, This evening's papers state that) had an interview with Marshal the rent of 1 secret, meeting Chang Tso-lin to-day. In the ey to-day the Government has decided ing, he, together with his attendant to make the following appointments: attended a reception given in his Marshal Sun Chuan-fang to be) honour by Marshal' Ohwng. In the: Tupan of Kiangsu, course of the interview, it oppe General Tau Haiang-ling to be that the Soviet Ambassador ex-Tupan of Chekiang. pressed the views of the Soviet General Teng Ju-cho to be Tupan Government as to various important of Ani, problems that remain unbottled be-Marshal Ton Yung-hsiang to be tween the Mukden and Moscow Special Commissioner for the Inthorities, including the construction Yertigation of the situation In of a line between Changehun and Bhantung.

Chahar and the Russo-Mukden Con-It is stated that these names will ference. The. attitude taken ey be submitted to Marshal Feng Yo-Comrade Karakhan towards Marshall luang, and if approved " mandate Chang during the interview in ques-_ will be issued toomotrow. tion is reported to have been very! Nov. 26. strong.—Eastern News Agency.

Authentic news of happenings in Manchuria is still a A mandate idtned édtly this morn-Tsingtto, Nov. 25. ing dismisses Geféral Yang Yu-News arriving hate this afternoon ting and Chiang Teng-Hsuan from of the mutiny of General Kuo Sung. the tupanships of Kiangsu and. lin's 70,000 troops at Lanchow Anhui respectively, and appoints created considerable excitement. The General 'Sun Chush-fang and' Gen. banks and large shops immediately eral Teng duccho to. the positions, closed down. There has been no Teattion as yet. It is feared that Huge Captures*by Gen. Kuo the Shantung troops may dis-Nov. integrate and become unmanageable, General Kuo. Sungelin's.aitémpt Five trainloads of soldiers arrived fo "seize Muleden and. to capture here fast night, and General Pi Shan. Marshal Chang Tao-lin has evident chen is concentrating a large forse ly not yet succeeded, but reliable at Tsingtao. circles "state that he "has "taken!

There is an unconfirmed report! prisoner several of Marshal Chang, that General Chang Chung-chang Tso-lin's most reliable generals and came here to-day incognito.—Reu-the hexde of the Ninth and. Tenth ter's Paciffe Service, division with approximately 100,000 men, while Marshal Cheng Tso-lin covitrols 50,000 men round Mukden.

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