FIGHTING IN CHINA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18547, 6 May 1922, Page 9

FIGHTING IN CHINA

WU PEI-FU’S SUCCESS. CHANG FORGED TO RETREAT PEKING SURROUNDED, Pre»* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright PEKING, May 4. General Wu Pei-fu’s troops have surrounded Peking. General Chang Tso-lin’s army is scattered. All the railroads are cut, and the traffic to Peking is suspended. Chang’s flank was turned on Wednesday night, and he is retreating towards Ferig-tai. , The Acting Prime Minister (Chow Izuchi) sent an American (Mr Roy Anderson) to negotiate with Wu Pei-fu’s commanders regarding relations with the Peking Government. The President (Hsu Shrf Chang) has appealed to both sides to end hostilities. Tientsin reports’- that Admiral TushiKuei, commanding a division of the Chinese fleet, has sailed for for the purpose of blowing up Chang Tsolin’s communication lines —A. and N.Z. Cable. SUN YAT SEN’S FORCES. DISSENSION IN THE RANKS. EARLY FALL OF PEKING EXPECTED. PEKING, May 4. A Shanghai message states that there is dissension in the ranks of Sun Yat Sen’s Canton forces, and one mutinous commander refused to lead an expedition against General Wu Pei-fu. This is believed to forecast an early defeat for General Chang Tso-lin.. Dr Sun Yat Sen ordered General Cheung Chiang-lin to attack Wu Pei-fu qn the north, but Cheung; retorted that Wu was a patriot, and was fighting China’s battles-against Japanese domination. Liang-Siang despatches state that Wu Pei-fu is expected to capture -Peking, during the week-end. His forces were reinforced by 1000 Christian Chinese troops, who made a forced march acv<»Be the desert from Shen-si, covering 200 miles in five days. Threef Japanese gunboats Have arrived.A. and N.Z. Cable. ', . ..