The Archive · 1927

An Interview with Marshal, Chang

TUESDAY

The following is a translation of a brief interview which a reporter fof the "Shunpao" had with Marshal Chang Chung-chang on Sunday, evening:—

Reporter—Will you remain herd ong?

Marshal Chang—I will have ta await developments, so I have not yet decided how long I will be How about the Sungkinig jtuation?—The situation "is quite l-right but the morale of the Allied forces is a bit weak as the result Jof their long and strenuotts fights ing.

When will you put your troops {into the battle fleld?—When all are rangements have been made, I will put my soldiers into the field, Now, we are making our plans but st is not yet time to make them public.

Ca-operation with Marshal Sun Assured Are you and Marshal Sun Chuo fang On good termst—Woe are. Marshal Sun and I will ce-operate, Our ce-operation is mutui things relating.to military affaire ts, are "being 30 that we-gab issue joint instructions, Marshal Chang is staying in S. A. Hardoon's garden in: Bubbling Well Rond and occasionally is using the office of the Superintendent Customs as his official rece rooms, the Superintendent, Mr. Vu-chi, being his close friend adviser, as well og his Shanghat agent, The Marshal ig being attended'gm this trip by the following officerat—Wu Hsiang-ting, chief Hsu Hsiao-in, secretary; Sun jen, councillor; Hoh Chi-chang, director of stores; Wen Toh-hoy director of political affairs; Chi-yn, assistant director of polities al affairs; Ma Chun-chung, chief of staff to the Ist Army command; Man Yuatmel, foreign advis Yuan Chi-liang, director of food sup= plies; Tan Vu-ting, assistant director of the Shantung Provincial Bank; and Gen, Wu Kuang-hsin, former Antu Min who is a brothers shat Tuan Chi-jui, the former Chief Executive, Marshal Chang's bodyguard is composed off picked men and they are sufficient. to, form a regiment,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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