About two months ago txo brigades of the Kuangteng troops stationed in Joined forees with Chi of bandits who operate on the kien-Kuangtung border. Chu is 2 returned student—educated in Ger Northern Kuangtung has been depleted of loyal government troops for some time and the mutineers and bandits have had a free han The northern Han river valley been laid waste between Shang! and Kol Kobi important centre for the nufacture of cheap pottery contributes Jargely to the pros perity of the port of Sxatow. There is a considerable exp pottery to Bangkok and the Seas. Yesterday it was cap! by the bandits who are said to be down to Chaochoufu, Two days ago a brigade of the G2nd division was rushed tv Swatow from Canton and proceeded at once to Chaschoufu by train, Martial law has been proclaimed there and when further reinforcements arrive it is heped that an attempt to drive the bandits north again will be made. But not teo much can be expected of the soldiers as they ave all young untrained. Judging from their appearance one weald put the average fage of these troops at about 17 years, The vice crop promices to be ex: ceptionally good and when it is sted—in two weeks more—the district surrounding Chaochoufa will form a rich prize. Both sides Probably understand this and it is not likely that either will give way without a struggle.
The young Communists of Hankow seem well able to keep their cause in the limelight. Two days ago, just when the authorities were taking special steps to suppress the Communist propaganda, a car pul led up near the front of one of the Chinese banks. Some youths got out and hastily hunz work contraption on the The a play was wer the characters for "Long live Communism" remained i youths and th before the mot realized by the There is a feeling of great into in Chinese mussiness d which is accentuated by the persist that Hankow will wi prising on the ports that the Japanese Those who left. communication between Changsha was int time yesterday and of troops down the Ki and across to. Wachang indicates that the situation is eerioxe.
The Wuhan Daily News states that Gen. Ho in an interview admitted that the forces at the disposal of the Hunan authorities were few and so scattered that it was out of the question to put up any strong defence against the advance of the Ironsides and that the abandonment of Changsha was under consideration. Private Japanese advices state that the city has been abandoned.
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