Alleged' Defection of General in Kiangsi: Refugees Pouring from Nanchang Kivkiang, Sept, 18, Kiukiang is full of rumours, many of an alarmist nature and many rie' people are. moving their belongings from the native city. into the foreign concession and some of them leaving for Shanghai er elsewhere ically at a stand-to rumourg that Nanchang may soon fall into the hands of the Southerners thousands of the me habitants of that city are coming daily to Kiukiang, including the families of many Northern officials No definite nows is to be obtained ay to the progress of the fighting, vut the arrival of wounded here in considerable numbers seems the chief reason for the alarm felt.
Among other reports is one to the effect that General Lai. Shih-huang hich was to protect foreign lives ud keep the lines of tra of all denominations at Hankow and their property are safe, was Macheng on September 18, ha lean See hae thins Southern side and that he is advan-reported to be besieging went over with his division to the backers of his had in mind but there has been some fighting managed to push its way to the Gr dne"ain Division atterapted be] Ci8K on Chian (or Kian), which is is emergence out of the struggle at Chikungshan, where there are] Yangtze, pass. through the Concession, that fended by Gen. Chiang Cheng-man with whom the Powers Missionary. Alliance missionaries Gonine Drive on Hankow [the "Concession authorities "closed &%°, Associate Tupan of Kiangsi but the attitude of this general ly jonid have to negotiate recognition. from Wuchang, and bombs have In the view of foreign circles in been dropped on buildings adjacent north the protection of foreign to the Alliance Mission property—ves, apart from their interests, de- Reuter. ands the presence of gunboats at 'AN Quiet at Hsinshui inkow until all dangers are past. fever have foreigners. on the Kiukiang, Sept. 20.
ingtze been in more danger than It was reported in certain circle: ney are at the prevent time. ast night that the Tupan's Office The cooping up of missionaries at Nanchang had been burnt down, ud others in Wuchang at the pre-but the real state of affairs is ent time is one item but the main unknown.
Judging from news consideration is the hostility in available, it appears certain that recess of generation all along the Nanchang is now in a state of dis-, yangtze, order. Civil Governor Li and the; These conditions provide much family of General Teng Ju-cho are note potent arguments to the ad- expected to come here for shelter rurals in the Yangtze than an to-day, The whereabouts of Geniimatum from Chiang Kai-shek. eral Teng Ju-cho are unknown. The Foreign observers here while in- transportation of the troops of the ensed by the conduct of Chisng 10th Division under General Cheng the situation he Chun-yen has nearly been complet as created asa goad toa common ed. The military authorities here ohoy by the Powers, which it has have notified the Consular Body of thereto been impossible to achieve their intention to inspect all vessels
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