Evening star., 1927-03-07
NEW CANTON ALLY
THREATENS CHANG
ARMY ON yANGTSE
British Destroyer Blocks
Seizure of Steamer by
AnhWei Governor.
ANTI-FOREIGN RI0TING
is FEARED AT NINGP0
Split Among Cantonese Leaders
Seems Definite-Japanese Land
More Men at Shanghai.
Sy the Associated Press.


Cantonese menace to Gen. Chang
sung.Chang's long lines of communi
cation have been doubled by develop
voants along the Yangtse, above Nan
king.
Authoritative foreign reports TO-DAY
indicated that Chen Tiao-Yung' GOV
eruor of Anhwei. has become actlveiv
hostile to Chang.
At Anking, Chen demanded that tne
British steamer Kutwo be given over
for movement Of his troops down
river TO wuhu, which would place
a him closer to Chang's headquarters
at Nanking.
rInon the British refusal, Chen
Anhwetes became threatening, put tne
British destroyer Wolsey stooo ny u
prevent seizure Of the vessei.
Cantonese Reach Taiping.
IT ia also strongly reported that the
Cantonese. advancing in Eastern An.
hwei below the Yangtse, have reacneo
Tafping. 40 miles southwest or Nan
Four hundred and thirty Americans
remain in Nanking. They have not
left the CITY owing to the accessibility
of foreign warcraft in the river should
they require a place OF refuge.
Anking is in Anhwei Province, anout
!, $50 miles southwest OF NanK,ms' ts,
which is in Kiangsu Province. Botn
cities are on the YangtZe Kiang River.
Russians Reach Marking.
Fifteen hundred of Chang Tsung.
Chang's White Russians. commanded
by Gen. Nechaeff, have reached
Nanking from Tsinanfu. The Shan
tungese (Chang.s troops) comman-
deered three motor barges belonging
to the Standard Oil Co. at Nanking
to move their forces across the river.
Development of a inenacing anti
foreign situation at Ningpo, south OF
Shanghai. on the coast of Chekiang
Province, commanded the attention OF
the British naval authorities here to.
day, and the British f1otilla leader
II. NJ. S. Keppei was sent to that port.
Announcement by the Kuomintang
Cantonese left wing) of plans for an
anti imperialist demonstration on a
big scale tomorrow has heightened the
' nervousness OF the Amerlcans ano
British remaining in Ningpo, and sew.
eral Englishmen left for Shanghai
Saturday.
Move Women and Children.
Previously nearly all the British and
American women and children had
been removed. On Saturday a minor
hostile demonstration at the China
Mission Society's hospital caused Two
English nurses hurriedly to gather
their few belongings and take refuge
on Shanghai steamer. The vessel
sailed before finishing loading, when
large kuomintang procession ap-
preached the docks.
American consular officials and mis-
sion leaders are considering the Ming
; DO question carefully, but have taken
. no action. The missionaries feel that
further protection is unnecessary at
present. The Americans known to be
in Ningpo number four women and
eight men.
The anti-foreign movement there
has developed gradually since the Can
tonese occupation began. Posters
throughout the city denounce ''im-
porialism" and cultural penetration"
the latter being interpreted as espe-
cially being aimed at the missionaries.
Americans Termed Foes.
Handbills have also been distributed
calling on the populace to consider
the Americans, British, Japanese and
French as their enemies because of
their dispatch of military and naval
forces to Shanghai.
Foreigners within the limits Of
Shanghai were gratified today over
the landing in the city of 500 Japa-
nese bluejackets. Their sense of Sc
curity was strengthened by the ar
rival at the port of 500 more Japanese
marines. The men were billeted IN
japanese cotton mills ready for
emergency.
Japan now has nine warships at
anchor in the Yangtze River near
Shanghai, with 5000 men available
for shore duty IL needed. When the
British Coldstream Guards arrive,
either today or tomorrow, the defense
force will total approximately 10000
men.
A general strike is being fomented
by Nationalists in Shanghai. but there
are indications 1t may be delayed for
several days, allegedly because the
Cantonese leaders wish it to syn
chroniZe with the arrival of their army
on the outskirts of the city.
Focus Attention on S0ochow.
AT the present time the Cantonese
are focusing their attention on 500
chow, so miles west Of Shanghai, fol
with its capture they would be able
TO sever the Shanghai-Nanking Rail
way. the chief line of communication
of the northerners. Realizing this
Gen. Chang Tsung Chang has gone tt
the town to supervise personally prep
hrations to prevent further advance
IN the direction Of the Cantonese goal
Hope that he will he successful i:
not unmngled with some fear, fol
latest accounts pictured Soochow in {
perilous position. 1t was reported
that the Cantonese had gone pas
Wukiang to a point five miles below
SoochoW. In order 10 allow free move
ments OF northern forces. all civilias
traffic on the railway has been sus
pended.
Eugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign
minister. has given Owen O'Malley
the British charge, check for SAC, 90,
TO cover damages sustained by British
citizens in anti-British demonstrations
This is in accordance with the agree
fnent signed at fiankow recently be
tween Chen and the charge.
Trouble at Cotton Mills.
The Japanese cotton mills. wher
Japanese naval forces are on guard
was a trouble center yesterday. Th'
wounding of a mill official, alleged.
by q worker. and threats to kill tn,