Canton, May 12.
'The military clique here claim that only lack of funds is delaying the so-called "northern expedition.' It is believed that at least a month or more must elapse before any move is made, Recruiting is going on busily throughout the province.
Geneual Chang Wei-chang, Chief of the National Aviation Department, arrived here on Sunday. Other arrivals include Lia Chi-wen, one-time Mayor of Nanking, and Several minor employees of the Government at Nanking.
Several Kuangtung apd all the Kuangsi delegates to the National People's Convention at Nanking have returned here, Hsu Sung-cheng, the _newly-appointed Chairman of the Kuang. tung Provincial Government,—took up his post here yesterday, as did the new Provincial Treasurer, Lim Minchai, both being—Ieeal' appointed as The local military headquarters today publishes what purports to, be fa letter from General Li Chung-ien, tone of the leaders of the Kuangsi lique, pleading the support of Jcuangsi in any campaign which the Kuangtung leaders may launch against General Chiang Kai-shek.
"The attitude of the 19th Route Army is uncertain, This army is at prevent in Kiangsi and cannot, {urn owing to the"strengtf of the Communist forces on the Kiangsi-Kuangtung border—Reuter, Hongkong, May 14.
Vernacular newspapers here today reported that, three regiments fof General Chen Ming-chu's tro0 how stationed at Whampoa, were frustrated in an attempt to' seize the Whampoa Forts and then invade Canton. ese——-It-is declared here that under the instigation of the Nanking Government. the Chen Ming {roops at Whampoa were plo their counter-coup when the raling fauthcrities of Canton Tearned of it.
"Acting. swiftly General Chen Chttang "dispatched aeroplanes fed. gunboats to. Whampoa this Inomning. The plotters surrendered. They were disarmed and the anti-Easton movement wes 38Dail May 14. pressed-—United Press.
Reports reaching here from Cal ton declare that gunfire has been going on this afternoon at Wham-pot, a little down the river from Canton, between gunboats loyal to Nanking and rebellious forces trying to capture the Canton Garr son, forts river and coastal steamers have been advised to ste all Sailings between Canton and Hong-Kong for the time bei enter, Canton, May 14.
The oth Army, commanded by General Lu. Ti-ping, has been ordered by General Chang Kuang-nei to proceed to the Kiangsi front-for and is now moving towards Muiling Pass.
'A representative of General Chen Chitang, returning here after seeing General Chang Kuang-nei and General Tsai Ting-chia, reports that neither would say whether he supports the South or the tional Government.
The alliance with Kuangsi_gives the clique led by General Li Tsueg-Jen and General Pei Chung: control of finances and the civil government, while the clique headed by General Chang Fa-kuei, Tender of the so-called "Ironsides",
eral. Li Chi-sen's supporters control of military "affairs get posts in the Wuchow, mayor-
Kuangsi.
aod the district -magistracies The policy of the rebel leaders in Kuangtung is to let General Chi-sen's supporters replace offcials who have resigned the posts they held under the former Governor of Kuangtung—Reuter.
Peking, May 11.
It is vepcrted here General Lung Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Governmest, has declared in favour of the Central Government and wired urging General ten Chitang not to resort ing tid of all in Yunney. where ree. He is busily engaged in
the suspects of favouring his rival, General Tang Chi-ya, who is sup"
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