The Archive · 1930

Red Rejoicing in Peking

Peking, Apr. 20.

Communist. students demonstrate outside of their college off Hatamen Street this afternoon, acclaiming Red victories in the Province of Kiangsi and denouncing, Nationalism.

The police raided the college and arrested over 50 students, There is no confirmation of the report iswed by the Kuominchun that General "Han Fu-chu, the Governor of Honan, has gone over to the side of Marshal Feng Koiang. On the contrary Dlieved that he is at Tsinanfu, assisting to organize the Shantung Gefences for the Central Govern-

Tt is also impossible to obtain any confirmation of the Japanese report that General Sun Tien-ying, with 40,000 men, is menacing Penkpa.—Reuter.

The Northern Capital Question Peking, Apr. 20. is reported from Taiyuan that} General Yen Hsi-shan lias sent his Teasing subordinate commander, General Hsu Yung-chang, Chairman of the Chili Provincial Government, to'Chengchow to consult with Feng Yushsiang on the coming campaign against the Central Government, Chengchow dispatches reaching here also claim that over 100,000 Kuominchun troops have now arrived, there under the command of Lit Chung-lin and that Feng Vu-hsiang. himself is expected personally to take command of operations along Doth the Lung-Hai and Tientsin-Pukow Railway Lines, All Shansi units here hitherto held in southern Chili will also be sent to the front and placed under the Kuominchun Discussions relative to Party and government administrations in. the North are making slow progress at Taiyuan; it is believed in local circles that yo long as the military side of the rebellion remains undeeidad, no definite step will be taken by any" faction in setting up, 2 épime in Peking involving further heavy financial burdens to the reels in addition to their military expenses.—Kuo Min.

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