CHINESE WARFARE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16376, 25 June 1927, Page 5

CHINESE WARFARE

BLOW TO COMMUNISTS PEN YUH-SIANG TAKES SIDES (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SHANGHAI, June 23. •• A message, virtually an ultimatum, has been sent from Hankow from Fen Yuh-Siang, as the outcome of a conference with Chiang Kai-Shek. M. Borodin is advised to return to Russia, and the members of the Hankow Government are advised to leave the countrv.

The message clarifies the situation immeasurably. Feng Yuh-Siang has continually been a doubtful factor on whom either North or South might have reckoned. This is.the first definite statement of his policy, . Feng claims he has an army of 200,000 ready to assist Chiang KaiShek to push to Pekin. He declares his alliance with Chiang Kai-Shek delivers the deathblow to Communists and he expects the advance to Pekin will be unopposed, commencing in a few days.'

FENG MEETS CHIANG (British Official Wireless.)' (Rec. noon.) LONDON, Juno 24. Telegrams from China state that Feng Yuh-Siang, tjjje "Christian" general, whose attitude towards the rival Southern Governments at Hankow and Nanking has been the sublet of conjecture, has postponed his intended visit to Hankow, and has gone to Hanchow to confer with Chiang Kai-Shek. He has meanwhile cut the railway communications between Chengchow r.nd Hankow.