WAR IN CHINA.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19344, 23 June 1928, Page 15

WAR IN CHINA.

♦ NANKING NOW CAPITAL. PEKING REMAINS ART CENTRE. ■(EXITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTBIO TELEGRAPH—;jCOPYBIQHT.) SHANGHAI, June 21. ' Marshal Chang Tso-lin is really dead. This announcement was made to-day, Mukden dating his demise as occurring on June 21st. The Nationalist Central Political Council announces that .the name of Peking has been changed to Pei-ping, meaning Northern Peace. A statement has been issued that the northern city of. ancient art treai 6ures and historic, remains will remain the centre of culture and worthily till its place in Chinese national life, but as the political capital ; of the Republic' Peking is dead; and must give way to Nanking. The name of the Province of Chihh has also been changed to Ho-pei, meaning Province North of the Yellow River. While the control of Peking is metropolitan, it is regarded as crtain Ahat Chihli will come under pre incial control.—United Service.

JAPANESE WARSHIPS TO LEAVE. TOKIO, June 21. ; In consideration of adequate . measures by the Chinese authorities, successfully preventing disturbances in Yangtsze and on the southern coast, it. has been decided to withdraw the twenty-seven Japanese warships which; were specially dispatchedat the beginning of May.—Australian Press Association. ORDER RESTORED. STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE. (BRITISH OmCIAL WIBELEBB.) :. . RUGBY, June 21. The recent military and. political, developments in China were .the subject of a statement :by-Sir Austen Chamberlain ui reply to a question irt the House ' of. ..Commons. .. _ .. > .. ~ - T& said ; that Peking ivas, taken oyer DyShahsi troops on "June.Bth, General Yen's Chief-pf-Staff giving;.the. foreign : representatives the fullest assurance. as 'to the maintenance, of. law,, and order. The position at Peking;. ; remained uncertain',' as large numbers, of Marshal Feng Yu-siang's troops were quartered immediately to the south of the city, while on June 12th General Pai Chung--61, atmember of the Kwangai group, now. controlling arrived at tine 'capital/ The latest reports indicate' that Marshal Feng's troops, are removing from "the suburbs of Peking, and are taking up a position some miles, or so further south,; but Bis intentions.remain obscure, ~.

was taken • over by the .Shansi.'General on June 12th. There wjas some,looting in the' Chines©: city oil the part of the out-going Northern but order was speedily restored. ■ illailway communication from Peking was-interrupted for some days, but has now been reopened ■i Dr. Narig assumed office as Minister for Foreign Affairs at Nanking on June J4th. v :-v. ■:■:.,— •; ./.;..■'■ :.. Early in .Juno Chiang. Kai-shek, resigned his posts of Commander-in-Chief ■pi the army and chairman of the Military Council, hut latest reports indicate, that he may withdraw His resignation. • • •The'; Chinese Charge'd'Affaires ' in London has announced, that under/instructions' from Nanking he will continue to, represent China in this country. .