Kiukiang, Sept. 15.
The Kiukiang "Daily News" has been forced to suspend publication Decause it was printing news of all important troop movements, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang Jordered a great number of anti-' Bolshevist posters to be printed and put up in the streets to explain his own position.
Several Red propagandists are re~ ported to have been caught and executed here, including one man who was said to be the leader of ithe agitators sent from Canton.
The exact number. of Marshall Sun's forces cannot be stated, but} the reinforcements who have entered Kiangs+ from other provinces jate said to number about 120,000 men, Of these 10,000 are reported to be troops who: retired from. Hunan and Hupeh, while 40,000 are said to have come from Kiangeu, 40,000 from Chekiang and 20,000 from Anhui, Owing to the military situation' the Government schools are not} being opened for the Autumn term at present, for most of the buildings Jare being used to accommodate the incoming troops.
A considerable aniount of fighting has ¢ idantly taken place, for numbers of wounded have been brought, to Kiukiang for treatment—Reuter.
The "Anti-Reds" are reported be making progress in the Kusngtung Eastern districts and to have captured the city of Woping.
It is stated that cholera is following the Northern Expeditionary] Force and to be carrying off many victims as enemy bullets. Coolies carrying supplies for the army have suffered much more than the troops themselves.
Leading members of the Kuomintang have wired to Comrade Karakhan asking him to visit Canton before returning to Moscow.
During the last few days there has been firing, especially in the evenings, between strike pickets and Iaunchs and junks trying to run the blockade with passengers or freight.
British, American and Japanese owned motor-boats have been able to make passages carrying passengers to and from Hongkong.—Reuter.
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