Disaffection in Hunanese Arm; Jealousy Between Yunnanese and Cantonese Troops: Lack of Protection Against Brigandage and Piracy: Press Censorship Hongkong, June 29.
Because of disaffection in army, Gen. Tan Yen-kai, commanding the Hunanese Army' in Kuangtung, has tendered his resignation to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Owing to lack of food. supplies and ammunition from Canton, a division of Hunanese under Gen. Sun Hsueh-chin, on the East River front, recently concluded temporary armistice with one of Gen. Chen Chiung-ming's divi opposing it, thus causing Gen. Tan no Little embarrassment, including jeharges of turning traitor to Dr. Sun.
The possible withdrawal. of the Hunanese, it is believed, will have no great effect on Dr. Sun's'strength on the eastern front, as he still has 48 six other commanders in the field. No Cantonese troops are taking part in the operations on this front against Waichow, the forces being composed of Hunanese, Yunnanese, Kuangsi-ites and Honanese.
The Yunnanese troops, who consider the North river districts as their special sphere of influence, fare alarmed at the Intention of Gen. Hsu Chung-chi to detach-his Cantonese troops there on the pretext that Northern troops are invading Kuangtung by way of Namjung {from Kiangsi.
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