Kiukiang, Oct. 20, The persistent reports that General Chiang Kaishek has been wounded are' stated to have been confirmed by a doctor who has arrived at Kiukiang. He: alleges that General Chiang' received two shots, one in the leg and one through the arm. General Chiang, according to the doctor, is at Hsinyu. His condition is serious.
Oct. 2:
official report from; Changsha has been received by the "Allied" General Headquarters here stating that General Chiang Kaishek is in the American Hospital at Changsha and that his leg is to be amputated.—Reuter.
Late last night we received the information published below under reservation. Up to the time of going to press it had not been confirmed, though corroboration seems to be found in the above telegrams:—The following despatch has been received from Kiukiang, signed "Sun Chuanfang"
According to private information from Hongkong, General Chiang Kai-shek has died of the wounds received in the battle around Nanchang two weeks ago. General Galen is in a dangerous condition, The Canton Government has already sent for Wang Ching-wei to return in order, to take charge of the Government at Canton." re really settling down the business of despatching reinforcements to Honan and Hupeh. The papers declifre, inter aria, that Marshal Chang Chung-chang has led to send 80,000 troops by six General Chiang Tsun-kuei, head of peace mission now at Kungan, stated in his telegram to Marshal Sun Chuan-fang that "he had been so far to confer with General Chiang Kai-shek on account of the absence of definite information conjecrning his whereabouts.—Toho. from the Kensanmen station and entered the city at the North Gate. They were headed by an advance guard armed to the teeth with re-_ volvse, long knives and spears. Everyone coming in. an direction were turned back.
The body of the troops then came along! piloted by members of the Police force who guided them to the different encampments. The soldiers looked very warlike indeed and] menacing.
Tt was "quite evident they were well aware of re-entering the town as, vfetors, And so the province of Chekiang is im the condition of the prover-dial "cake not turned."
The destructive effects of Communistic influences are burning her to a cinder while the other side—the corruption and unfaithfulness of her leaders—ie bringing the provineial life to the verge of ruin,
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