Endeavour to Squeeze Ichang of Four Lakhs: Threat of Loot Saturoay, June 18.
Yang Sen is once more getting} himself into bad odour in Ichang from which place a report states that he is demanding a levy of $400,000 on a threat of looting. The' atmosphere on shore is described as distinctly unpleasant! with the town full of troops who!
occupying foreign properties. It is further stated that Liu Hsin has sent troops from Chungking to oveupy Wanshion in order to prevent Yang Sen's return, It is understood that Feng Yuhsiang has taken over Honan and sent the Wuhan forces back to Mankow, Clashes are said to have een taking place between the returning troops and the police every night in the native city. An agreement between Chiang Kai-shek and i also rumoured. around Hankow have been interrupted.
The report came from Kiukiang, yesterday that a leisurely evacuation of Kiangsi is being carried out by the Communists. Chu Pei-yeh, commanding the 3rd Army, is ported to be at Kuangehow and it is said that he has been bribed by the Wuhan authorities. In con sequence of the leisurely way the Reds are leaving the province, troops from Kuantung are moving] on Nanchang.
With reference to a previous report from Wuhu that the 16th Army was being disarmed, this dis-farming has now been completely carried out and casualties whick! occurred during the process are given as six, There is nothing! further of importance reported from 'A despatch states that the situation in Nanking remains unchanged. A. procession of Hochee workers, donionstrating their unemployment took place on Thursday, and shore guns fired about a dozen rounds of] lank ammunition at 8.30 p.m. on the same day. The latter was be-Moved to be as a part of the cele. bration of the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's expulsion from Canton.
Another report from Nanking says that the N.Y. K. hulk has moved down river and is abreast of her old moorings. It is reported that Chiang Kai-shek returned to Nanking on Thursday, and there is considerable amount of troop movement to Pukow. Beyond this, however, no new developments from that port are listed,
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