Old Peking Awaits New Master’s Entry

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 376, 9 June 1928, Page 1

Old Peking Awaits New Master’s Entry

RIVALS FOR POWER TROOPS OUTSIDE WALLS British Wireless—Press Assn. —Copyright RUGBY, Friday. Telegraph and telephone communication between Peking and the outside world has been interrupted. The latest information is that the city continues to be quiet, although a tense atmosphere exists. The entry of the Southerners is imminent and Shansi troops and the Kuominchun troops of General Feng Yu-Hsiang are outside the wall.

According to latest information from Peking, which was dated yesterday, tile Shansi troops of General Yen were then outside the north gate of the city end the Kuominchun troops of Feng to-Hsiang outside the southern gate, a M the doubt existed in the city as to Yhich troops would enter. The reported intention of the Nan*ln? Government was to allocate the rapital to Yen, but the latter is considered unlikely to dispute General * eng s desire to take over control. Consequently, it was anticipated that ir e kuominchun would enter to-day *'hh troops which have previously been quartered in Peking, and are reto be well disciplined. Yesterday the city gates remained •dosed and the evacuation of the remaining Northern force in the city was Proceeding without interference from eh® Southerners. Meanwhile the city remains quiet Phh police patrolling the streets.