In the meantime, they are highly excited in the native city over Jeertain matters now brought to light in connexion with the alleged plot Jof Gen. Yang Cho to overthrow the Chang Tso-lin government in Manchuria, replacing it with a government having close relations with the Kuomintang and Soviet Russia. Tt is said that in his capacity jas one of the members of the Revision Committee of the Chinese:
Eastern Railway, Gen. Yang Cho had close intercourse with Soviet officials in matters not conducive to the safety of the Marshal's auth-reason it was with him, and this in Harbin, as an example to those others who are or may be in league with the Soviet. This summary execution of Gen. Yang Cho has onused a panic in Soviet for it is feared both in Harbin and in Mukden that the Chinese authorities would descend upon the Soviet Consulates in those places and make away with important proofs of attempts on the part of the Soviet consular officials to cause the collapse of Marshal Chang Tso-lin's authority in the Three Eastern Provinces. As. a matter of fact, a clare watch now is maintained over the Soviet Consulate here and it is being whispered that the consular officials Jare in great nervousness as to what may happen in the near future, Tite "Eastern Times" reports that} Marcial Chang Tso-lin has decided to issue an order re-convening the old Parliament in Peking. to terms over matters pertaining to the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Much intrigue is reported among the politicians, and danger is scent-over the absence of the Marshal.
It is extraordinary, but nevertheless it is true, that Chinese tactics do not take much account of the rear. is not the first time that a native militarist has advanced far from his base without covering his rear.
Perhaps the Marshal knows best) what he is doing.
'A Japanere military expert has been comparing the relative strength. of the two sides in the present. struggle. According to him, the anti-Red forces are numerically sup-_ Jerior but in discipline and equipment the Reds are far ahead. He fears that, when it comes to a show-down, Feng Yushsiang and the Cantonese' will make things more than hot-for Chang Tso-lin ard his associates.
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