Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-24
President KRi-Shek Continues Efforts
Te Suppress War Threats.

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SHANGHAI, September "a R.-
Chang Kai-Shek, president and COM
mander. n-chief of the Chinese Nation
alist government, with other military
leaders at Marking today continued
strenuous efforts to suppress the threat
Of Civil war in the Yangtse valley,
where clashes already nave been re-
ported.
China also is involved with new in
cidents with Japan and Russia In her
northeastern provinces. Japanese dis
patches from Mukden described a seri-
Gus conflict between Chinese police and
japanese railway guards Of the South
Manchurian Railway. 40 miles north of
Mukden. in which three japanese
guards were wounded. A battalion Of
Japanese rushed to the scene and they
disarmed all policemen and arrested
those responsible for the incident.
Russia Threatens Action.
Soviet Russia threatened to adopt q
policy of forceful action to settle the
three-month dispute over administra-
ton of the Chinese Eastern Railway,
which stated that L. M. KarAkhan.
Soviet vice .commissar. who has been
handling the Manchurian quarrel, had
declared that unless the present i'm
passe was successfully negotiated with
in two months, Russia would assume
control Of the strategic railway Dy
force.
To the south, in the heart of China,
however, a more Immediately serious sit.
uation may develop, although only yes
terday Marking authorities insistently
denied reports of ci"'i a President
Chang Kai GU cIdered trusted di-
vision Of f'-t J into Marking, while
other to; -, artillery ana airpIanes
pressed on against the rebel general
Chang Fab Kwel, commander of the
redoubtAble "Ironsides" Of the 4th Can
tonese Division.
Having refused to obey an order t.
move his command from Ichang into
S%hantung Province. Gen. Chang Is re-
ported to have crossed the Yangtse an6
to be marching toward Kwargsi to join
other disaffected National government
troop units.
Insure Safety Of Canton.
President Chang Kai 6hek's immedi-
ate objective il to insure the safety Of
Canton, where it is said the rich com.
mercial center is in an uproar at the
prospect of another phase Of Chinese
civil strife. Chang Fab Kwei is cred
tied with the desire to GUST President
Chirne Kai Shek and place the left
wing Of the Kuomintane in power.
Unverif1ed reports of a clash with
Chang Fab Kwei's forces remained
vague today. but government troops are
said to have wen an encounter some
where between Ichang and Hankow
sending the rebels into retreat toward
Human Province. Local Chinese papers
are without accounts Of the f1shtins be.
cause the government has instituted
vigorous censorship. japanese news
agencies are the principal authority fol
he news
Another report was that q steamer
taking Nationalist troops up the Yangtst
from Hankow to replace the "1ronsides'
division at Ichang was heavily shelled
the troops suffering 80 casualties be.
fore the boat could turn around an6
head for Hankow again.
American and British circles have au.
th~oritatively denied Chinese press dis
patches stating British and American
consuls at IchanE had been ordered by
Nationalist authorities to evacuate tC
| Hankow because Of the disorder.