The military position at Canton great ce. The Red army. seems once more likely to be of
tinder Hu Han-ming holds the of Canton, while General Chen Chiang-ming, always recognized as the Kuangtung patriot and a sane moderate leader, has hia headquar ters at Waichow, not so many mailes away as the crow flies but apparent-a long journey for an army to lake in this pat of the world wher communications are so. indifferent. 'While, however, Chen Chiung-ming sits at Waichow with the. balk of fis forces, he has his advance guard at Sheklong, a point not more than 16 miles from Canton, but already fatal one for Chen.' When he Hhad been ousted from Canton two or three years ago by Dr. Sun Yat-sen's party, General Chen attempted [to restore his position in the province by an attack on the capital {from the direction of Waichow.
\dvanced as far as Sheklung, fought what seemed a moderately successful battle there but then his effort came to an end and he got no farther. If he now pursues his threat of a new advance from Waichow, there must be another battle at Sheklung, and its outcome will be interesting. Shekdung is in very good tactical position, and fig probably the Key to Cantos Where it' stends the Bast Rivet forsake up into an. innumerable series of channels, and an attacking ruy has to advance over these to comé: to grips with the enemy. Then Sheklung possesses communication
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