Peking, Aug. 18.
The progress of the disbandment is shown by the following - statement from official sources:-—The ist and 3rd Frontier Divisions have been completely disbanded, while the Government has ordered the disbandment of the 15th Division, which has already been partly carried out, 50 per cent. of the gad Frontier Division under General Ma Liang. three of the five Frontier Mixed Brigades and the two divisions and four mixed brigades, formerly under General Wu Knanghsin in Hunan. These constitute the first period of disbandment after which a_ second period will be inaugurated, which) Tequires each province to disband 20 per cent. of its troops. This is practically giving effect to the programme which Chin Yun-peng advocated prior to the Anfuite
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