Hankow, Sept. 20, There has evidently been severe fighting on the Huron-Kiangsi border, for three lighters of seriously wounded Southerners arrived here to-day for treatment.
The transportation of General 'Sun's troops towards Nanchang only' commenced on September 17. Some! 5,000 soldiers of the 10th Division under General Cheng Chu-yen, which arrived here to-day, are now being transported to Nanchang district. Generally speaking, shal Sun's troops are on the defensive and so far they have not taken' the offensive. Consequently _the not favourable to Mar-troops at present, General Hsien Hung-hsun's troops are now confronting the Southern troops between Hsiushui and Wuning, and the It was reported in Chinese circles Clash between the main bodies of chow had been taken by the Reds,|¥et taken place, here this afternoon that "Hsinyang- the two contending troops has not Lut in view of the many current Kiukiang Uneasy sears oe Donees being yeel Marshal Sun's troops are eagerly' watching for an opportunity, and it Messra, Jardine,, Matheson's str. is very hard to foretell the issue in Loongwo arrived here this morning' the present situation, and reported that she had been The uneasiness of the populace of forced fo anchor all last night be- his city ig inerensing day by day, lown river from Hankow. is a few miles) and a large number of taking refuge in the Concession, and people are There are no definite reports con- moreover the suspension of the cerning the identity of those who train service to Nanchang. since the were firing but it is suggested here! day before yesterday has made the that the Northern Expedition, which things worse. kow, the political section of the Canton Government has now est ablished a Department of Political AMffaits in Hankow.and also appointed 14 persons as members of the Committee of Administrative Affairs in order to put the committee system into operation, all the members appointed being the members of the Kuomintang Party in Hupeh: Province.
'The same advices state -that the' members of the Kuomintang Party in Hupeh Province are now divided into two groups, old end new, the new group consisting chiefly of young students, of the Left wing, and that owing to the activity of the new -group, some members belonging to the old party have already taken refuge. Though it is, reported that Genersl Chiang Tso-pin end Mr. Tien Tung are now Hankow, the "Southern troops appear to be inclined to utilize the' new group of the Kuomintang Pay with a view to effecting a thorough reform of the administration Hupeh Province—Toho
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