On June 1 word came that the: Allies had driven the South frot Hengchow and had inflicted a crush-1 defeat on Tang Song-chi. June 2 and 3 the river was crowded with boats rushing troop§ south and jon the fourth these troops and all the Allies came rushing back, having. retreated 300 li in two days. AY the present ime the battle fronts are not much different from what they were two weeks ago, when General Yoh started big push, which resulted in driving the Soutl: back to Packing and 0 i beyond toward Hengchow.
It seems that the first and second Jdivisions declared their independence of General just at the critical juncture, which resulted in a defeat for the Allies.
The battle between Hengsan ard Hengchow seems 0 have been an encircling movement of the South, which captured—many prisoners, with their guns and am-jon. Another reason given for the defeat of the North was. the delay in getting rice to the fron The old habit of the 3rd division off the country did not work]
time. The country people the hag of buttle had all fled, taking! with them or hiding all that was the city. The Presbyterian Hospital was overcrowded with wounded and the doctor was seeking help from Changsha if it could possibly be afforded to him.
T have heard a story of Tang Sheng-chi's predicament which may account for the apparent ensure in which help is being afforded to him from the Canton end—but 1 it out, Tang has tried to get communication with Chiang Kai-his It is shek, avoiding Tan Yen-kai, und all
whether Tang is personally desirous of such direct action, but it is not doubted that he cannot ignore his Hunan colleagues. This, of course, has made friction inevitable.
So we have the old story of a hous divided Not contented with Chinese against Chinese, we must go on to the sub-division of Hunanese against Honanese; and even then we are to have a further split between the southern varieties Hrnanese. The only sure prophecy one can make out of such conditions is that the province can not prosper and be as it should he, As to who will remain on top after ko comes out, or any other details—no wise man will venture to guess. he raged old wife:
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than a year."
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