Mukden, Aug. 18.
Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang yesterday telegraphed the Governor of ning Province (Fengtien) re-ing the rumours of his alleged ion and ordering the Mukden authorities to lodge a pro test with *he Japanese Consulate against certain Japanese news-Papers for spreading false reports.
It is stated that an attempt was made by "a certain party" to bribe their respective strongholds. This would practically seal the fate of the' anti-Chiang. Kai-shek movement, for the time being.
General Fu Tso-yi, a Shansi military commander, yesterday had an interview with General Chang Hsueh-liang, of Mukden, at Peitaiho, when the former is said to have requested the young Mukden Marshal to join in the Northern coalition, Pointing out the ina*iity of the Shansi troops to withstand cho northward advance of the Nanking General Fu immediate military help from Mukden. The Shansi general expressed. the willingness of the Shansi military authorities to hand over the garrison at Tientsin td Mukden troops. For this purpose, he was authorized to acquaint General Chang of Shansi's readiness. to ap= Point General Vu Chung-hsuan, a Mukden military commander, to the Post of the Commander-in-Chief of the Tientsin Garrison.
In reply, the Young Marshal ig reported to have stated that the matter was too serious for him alone to decide and that, thereto 4 definite answer would be giver after full discussion of the matter by the Mukden Supreme Council to bbe held upon his return to Mukd General Yen Hsi-shan, of Shansi, in a private telegram addressed to General Chang Hsueh-tiang, Mukden, under date of the '21st, personally requested the Mukden eneral to come to the rescue of the Northern Coalition in view of their regrettable defeat at Tsinan with the resultant huge, loss of military strength.
The Shansi general avers that. there remains now Ge to crush General Chiang Ki in order to realize the "cherished desire of the people in general.' General Yen asked the Mukder general to dispose of the complicate ed political situation in the north' through taking his (General Yen's); place—Rengo. 1 high officials in the Mukden Army, kuan to lead their troops towards Tientai The plot was discovered by Gena eral Vu Hsiao-chung, who come mands the Mukden forees at Shane haikvan, A brigadier, two colonels and Tao Ten-chi, a former counsellor of the Mukden Army Corps, the ale leged instigator of the conspiracy, were arrested on August 14 and will be tried by court-martial Reuter.
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