THE WAR IN CHINA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 175, 11 May 1929, Page 5

THE WAR IN CHINA.

NATIONALS GAINING CONTROL.

(United P-ss Ass^^n-Copyrigh, Mr Godfrey Locker-Lampton, Foreign *Jnder-Becretary, made u state-f mint in the House of Commons regarding 'the present situation -in IWre has recently been, an appreciable improvement in the 'Situation in |*b» middle Yang-tee Valley, winchis now entirely under the control of the National Government. Ihree of the dSted Kwnng-* Oenerals expressed their willingness to leave Hupen it they were given a safe conduct under SeVitish\ag. Marshal Charng Kai«l,pk formally requested that this 1 ould be done in order to hasten the termination of hostilities, and they Save accordingly "been conveyed to Fhanghai in a British warship. In the Shantung 'area, Chang Tsung-chang has been definitely beaten "and has left Che province. Marshal l f eng Yu-shiang's forces have been ilthdrawn from Shantung into Honar. and control of the former -province» has Seen given to a banking General Nantog troops are feeing transferred from the Tientsin area to North Honan Smnsi troops are being withdrawn to tleir own province from JPekm and sent to reinforce the Shansi-Honan border All Marshal Feng'* adherents have left Nanking, where his quarter! have been occupied by local troops On May 4, Kwangsi troops advanced into 'The local authorities of Canton have sent gunboats to check the .invasion. Reports reeved do not indicate anyan«eg residing the safety of British sub Sets Except for one mwwonan '*%> elected to remain, aW British aabjects have been safely from Chang-ise.—British .Official Wne less. ______