"We do not propose to march any farther than Lunghua. We have come here at the instructions of the Central Government and of Marshal Lu Yung-hsiang to rid this district! tate Shanghai we shall act in accordance with the lorders of the Central Government.
Jand see that it is placed under the Jcharge of the Chamber of Commerce. As soon as we have finished our Inquiries by a representative of the "North-China Daily News" among Gen. Chang's officers elicited the fact that in all about 15,000 troops, including 1,000 Russians (who, we were asks ed to emphasize, had jerome naturalized Chinese citizens), had arrived in Shanghai, The Russians were under the command of Col. Kostroff. Accompanying Gen. Chang was brigadier-general named Chen Kuo-hsin, work, we shall return to Mukden, as it was not the intention of our lead-lers to come here to fight. We came with peueeful intentions, but were oreed to take action by Chi Hsieh-yuan This was the statement mace on Thursday evening to a representlative of the "North-China Daily. News" by Gen. Chang Chung-chang, Commander-in-Chief "of the 1st Fengtien Army,, who arrived in Shanghai that morning.
Gen. Chang was reticent in statements and it was explained that. the was tired after his journey and the recent fighting and did not wish ito say too much. Moreover, Gen. Chang, could not issue a public statement until he had conferred with his Jcommanders on the local situation.
He did not, however, anticipate any further fighting as all the leaders in this part of the country were now Jobeying the orders of the Central) Government.and there was no necessity for fighting.
The Campaign Described Colonel Cheng Yung, counsellor to General Chang, said that there had not been much hard fighting at Chin" kiang, but they had captured 30 enn non, 20 machine-guns and 4,000 rifles, About 8,000 Kiangsu troops either surrendered or were taken prisoner. After looting the city, the Kiangsu men evacuated, and an hour later the Fengtien Army entered. When they: entered all the shops were losed, but two hours after the occupation by the Fengtienites, the shops re-opened and the people were red that there would no trouble if they continued their business as usual. At Wusih, the fight ing wai a little harder, but the Fengtien Army captured three can non, 1,700 rifles and 1,000 prisoners, The looting in this neighbourhood and burning was worse than at Chin+ Kiang. Not a place between Chins Kiang and Soochow escaped looting by the Kiangsu forces. The latter city, fortunately, was not looted
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