RED ARMY FIGHTS WAY INTO CHINA'S MODEL PROVINCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17854, 24 May 1926, Page 9

RED ARMY FIGHTS WAY INTO CHINA'S MODEL PROVINCE.

KUOMINCHUN RETURNS FROM HANKOW PASS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Reuter's Telegrams. (Received May 24. 10.30 am.) PEKIX, May 23. General Wu Pci-fu and Marshal Chang Tso-lin, after the capture of Pekin, allowed the Kuo Min-chun. or Red Army, to withdraw to the strong Xankow Pass, north-west of Pekin, practicaliv unmolested. Wu Pci-fu and Chang Tso-lin have since been busy concentrating troops at Pekin in order to control the future Government, hence the Kuo Min-chun. despite the loss of their leader. General Feng Vu-hsiang, have been able to reorganise armies and obtain large supplies of munitions from Russia, through Mongolia. Thus strengthened. the Reds have now launched a heavy attack on Shan-si, which is known as “ The Model Province ” in China. The Reds penetrated into Shan-si in six directions. The fighting was heavy, but so far has been indecisive. TARIFF CONFERENCE ENDS WITH DEATH OF TUAN’S GOVERNMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Reuter's Telegrams. (Received May 24. 11.30 a m.) TOKIO, May 23. Japanese delegates now at Shanghai have issued a statement that the Tariff Conference was brought to a standstill owing to the dissolution of Tuan ChiJuis Provisional Government.