The Archive · 1927

Ningpo Under Two Flags

Panic Prevails While Kuomintang, Are Ousted from City Frow Ov 0

Ningpo, Jan, 14.

At five olelock this afternoon General Tuan Chen-tsch arrived in Ningpo, ct the head of a division of Marshal. Sun Chuan-fang's troops and formally took possession of the tity. He. received an oficial. wel come at the railway station and pr ceeded into the City with part of his troops. The remainder immediate-embarked in two steamers and Set out to effect the occupation of In the closing days of December, Ninepo became the headquarters of th rst Division of the Chekiang Army under the control of the two subordinate officers Shih Toh and Tislenswen: thei General, Gen, to-make his peake with Marshal T, having: dgeided. apparent

Sun, On January 1 these two ofoers "declared themselves in alliance with the Southern Army. All the troops put on armlets with Southern badge, and the Southern flag was hoisted in the City Yamen, The City very readily adapted itself to the new regime and the new flag was much in evidence fying "fiom shops and private residences. The troops he-haved very well and every effort was made by the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce to keep them supplied with "money. The Kuo= mintang propagandists got bur sand messages began to oppos" chalk on convenient wall sparer apart free this there wauches Ho" evidence' of disordered 10 hors bop eciaeie ther 'a: very,

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