Japanese Detachment at Tungning Besieged Harbin, Mar. 15.
What' happened was Young, Marshal left Peking Thursday morning at 4am. for Paotingfu, where he had to" wait some time before the train. with Chiang Kai-shek and 7. 'V, "Soon ex rived. Discussions frst toot place between Chang and Inv, Soong on: the station platform in the course of which the former put fore ward the two alternatives that have already been published: either com plete support. or resignation. © Mr. Soong then saw Chiang Kai-shek his train, After a time the sas accepted. and-he was told tht Nre'was at liberty to go. anywhere he liked." The two trafns remained Utawn up at the station en oppos! Tineo, and each party had dinner by themselves" in "thee own train, oft for Shitchiachuang without General Chiang and Mx. Soong then
taking further notice of their late employee: and the Young. Marshal With his "Successor General Ying-chen returned. fang, Fisday worming "to Peking. 'The Young Marshal is now busy' handing over, and Intends Teaving. for. Shanghai for morrow or the nest day, and will then 0 abroad The Immediate Problem The immediate urgent problem nowt facing the North would appear {obo an internal rather ternal one. "Japanese
that they' have no wish to come rer ith the tale ansorences, within the Great Wall, if. they can possibly avoid, that's to sty, the" Chlatas mate po farther mil med'to believe this, if only challenger. And one. is in-
case, as one military person put, further operations "would be too expensive, But the question is: Hew will Chang Hsueh-lion; 1's for armies take his virtual dismissal? Will the Northern generals, such Shang Chen, Vu Hsueh-chung, Sung Che-yuan, and the others, accept the direct rule of the South, as personified by Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man, General Ho?
"The acceptance of the Young Marshal's resignation was only public ast night, 50° that ed here to-day from Japanese tour-According to, information rece the Manchukuo arrison at Weishaho, consisting of 00. men, revolted and killed. the officer-in: command, Colonel Wu Ming-shan, It is reported that five other oticers escaped a similny fate by fleeing to the hills near by, where they remained until Japanese troops from Imienpo arrived on, the scene.
'A Japanese detachment is hurry-1g to disperse the anti-Manchukuo force Inying siege to Tungning, where a small Japanese garrison is holding out against the attackers, by "whom they are likely to be overwhelmed. Japaneze reports state that the position is criti ments rushing to Tungning are said to be encountering and routing small bande of an Manchukyo troops.—Reuter.
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