PEKING THREATENED

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1889, 27 April 1928, Page 5

PEKING THREATENED

NATIONALISTS ADVANCE BID FOR CONTROL OF CHINA By Telegraph—Press Assn-Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable). (Received April 27. ViXSO a.in.) Shanghai, April 26. Northern Shantung is reported to have become the hunting ground of deserters from tho Northern Army and bandits.

Scores of towns and villages have been, sacked and looted. The erstwhile Shantung army has become a leaderless rabble.

Chang Cluing Chang the Provincial Covernor commending the Shantung forces is reported to have fled to Tsingtao where he had previously sent his family and had deposited seven million dollars with, the foreign hanks. There have been no reports ol lore. igners being molested* with the exception of tli? murder of Dr. Walter Sovmnu r. the American missionary.

The eyes of the people of the entire Par Past are now looking towards Chang Tsolin. 'wondering what steps the Mukden war lord will, take to stem the Nationalist tide and save Peking from the Southern compiest. It, is rumourel that the (Dicta-toi will withdraw within the Croat Wall „nd abandon Peking, concentrating on the defence of Manchuria. ■fhe Nationalists are confident of reaching Peking and forcing the recognition of the Powers of the Nationalists as China’s rulers.