THE NORTHERN STAND
PANIC ALLEVIATED | CHANG'S OVERTURES I Australian Press Association—United Scrrfc* (Received 24th May, 1 p.m.) SHANGHAI, 23rd May. The dictator Chang Tso-liu's ank nounccment of his determination to stand and fight tho Southerners has seemingly altered the complexion of Northern affairs, considerably alleviated the panic in Pckin aiul Tientsin, and caused Southerners to readjust their plans. Reports 'from the North show that the Southerners are .meeting with a stubborn resistance at points where they have clashed with tho Northerners. Feng Yu-Hsiang _ forces flanking the North necessitated a slight Northern retreat, otherwise the battle lines are unchanged. It is rumoured that Chang Tso-lin has made overtures to tho Shansi Governor, Yen Hsi-Hsan, offering Pckin in return for an alliance against the South, confirming the general belief that without assistance Chang Tso-lin is doomed.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19280524.2.60.2
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 121, 24 May 1928, Page 11
Word Count
134THE NORTHERN STAND Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 121, 24 May 1928, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.