Peking, Dec, 26.
Despatches fivm Tientsin state hat Marshal Chang Hosueh-liang held conferences on Wednesday and Mhursday evenings with the Shansi ind Kuominchun generals who have one to that city to discuss th bilitation of the North, these conferences, the despathex add, it was decided that the Shansi armies be reduced from ten four, under the command of Gen-vals "Hsu Yung-chang, Shang shen, Fu Tye-yi and Yang Ai-yuan, ind the North-western orees be! educed to one army under General Tt was also decided that a ender oxus be formed for further military raining for officers not required for equal command of troops, he Shansi generals ° declared hatt: a eum of money was needed ma mediately for partial disband-rent and indicated that this would e at least $3,000,000. Reductions the Kuominchun, it was stated,; euld require a similar sum, 'Marshal Chang' Hsueh-lia axined the generals that he had fred to Nanking for instructions 1 the matter, as he was uncertain rom what source the required money Would be forthcoming.
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