Sudden Uprising by Former Commander of Chang Chung-chang's Bodyguard; American Sailor Wounded Chefoo, July 23.
Fighting unexpectedly broke out ast night between Colonel Sze, representing the Nationalists, and general Daung Djin-kao, represent ig, Marshal Chang Chung-chaui General Dzung recently arrived feom Tangku with 5,000 troops sing ax a Nationalist in support Wen Kien-kang, the nominee of he Nanking Government, but, now declares himself an adherent of Marshal Chang Chung-chang, whose hdyguard he formerly commanded.
Indiscriminate firing took pla between midnight and 4 a.m, in the vicinity of Consular Hill, during which all telephone communication way impossible Whilst establishing communications between the war vessels and the Consulate one American sailor was wounded in the hand by a stray hnullet. The American Consul, Mr. Leroy Webber, called on the Chinese authorities early this morning for investigations with a view to fixing.
ponsibility for the wounding of the above member of the naval petra, rested them, with the exception of the commanding officers of the 500 odd Nationalist troops who did not attend the function.
At the same time Chung's soldiiers started to disarm the 500 Na-floriaists which led o intermittent firing between midnight and 4 am. jon July 23.
Chung Chen-kou has written to all the foreign consuls in Chefoo finitimating that he had received structions from Marshal Chang Chung-chang, to whom he has romained loyal all the time, to clear out all the Bolshevik elements, which explained his action in arresting the Nationalist officers.
Tt was expected that Fang Yung-chang would arrive with his army at Chefoo, but so far he has not done x0, Algo Chang Chung-chang was expected to arrive at Chefoo from Shanhaikuan.
There ix at present no evidence anti-foreign feeling and no immediate danger is expected.
The Northern flag is flying over the town of Chefs Nafers throughout the town Uhis} Tf. fe 8. Magnolia arrived on July morning state that General Dzung, th 23 at Chefoo, the orders of Marshal Cha Story of a Refugee Chung-chang, has disarmed Colonel Sze, who is alleged to be a Com-Further details of the outbreak lof fighting in Chefoo caused by the General Pang Yun-chang's army sudden uprising of Gen, Dzung is arriving shortly and Marshal Djin-kao (a representative of Mar-Chang Chung-chang, is expected shal Chang Chung-chang) and the have on a warship ina few days, re-hoisting of the five-barred flag The British and Japanese Consuls were brought to Shanghai by Col. have requested naval protection, Fei Kung-hala, former Com sioner of Public Safety in that port,
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