SUN YAT SEN

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 4577, 1 May 1922, Page 1

SUN YAT SEN

LEADS CHINESE AGAINST PEKIN GOVERNMENT. CAPTURES NINE WARSHIPS. FOREIGN LEGATONS ISSUE WARNING. (By Electric Cafclo —Copyright.) (Aust. and N Z Cable Association. Pekin, April 28. The British, American, French, and Japanese legations are increasing their precautions to protest the railway from Pekin to the sea. Martial law has been declared in Tientsin and Sinanfu. The foreign legations have warned the Government that if Pekin isbomuarded, the consequences will bo serious, as the Powers will bo annoyed, and any attempt to damage the railway bridges, stations or communications will be resisted by their combined forces. RIVAE FORCES CLASH. Tientsin, April 28. Hostilities between the forcos of Chang Tso Lin and Wu Pei Fu were begun near Mackan, and general attack followed. HOW THE NAVY URRENDERED. Vancouver, April 29. Shanghai and Canton despatches report that nine warships, being the last of the Peking Government's navy, surrendered to Sun Yat Sen _ after three bombing 'planes had hit one ship, kinning 20 and injurying 30 sailors. The navy's loyalty was suspected, owing to tho refusal of the commanders to pledge it to neutrality during Sun Yat Sen's northern expedition. Fearing a bombardment of Canton, it was decidod to demand the warships' surrender. The latter refused, and cleared for action, whereupon tho 'planes were ordered to concontrato upon the cruiser. Hai Chi, which was quickly put out of action.