Tsingtao, July According to a message received from Pushan, the city which is now risened by some 200 Public ty troops has been threatened by some 8,000 Communist bandits. Although the local Chinese authorities have requested the Shansi milit= ary leaders stationed in the Chang-tien district the reinforcements for the protection of the city, over 120 Japanese residents including women and children sought refuge at the building of Toa & Co—Rengo.
Government Progress, Heuchow, July 4.
Considerable progress has beea made by the Government forces on the Peking-Hankow Railway front, According to a message from Liuho, leentral Honan, the 8rd Army Copa, under the personal command of General Ho Chen-chun, has reached Hsuchang in its march northward to join the advance forces, The Kuominchun units stationed north lof the city are reported tobe withdrawing to Sincheng, south of Chengchow.
General. Yang Fu-cheng, YCommander of the 7th Axmy who also in charge of the Left Wins. Forces. in western Honan, reports that, the insurgents made several attempts to penetrate the Govemnment line but were repulsed by General Yang's troops. The rebels me fleeing northward with the Government forces pressing close the Shansi rebels along the Tientsin-Pakow Railway, the Government forces in the Yenchow area, southern Shantung, have been ordered to advanc ward "along two. separate routes, General Ho Yao-tsu, Direc-for of the Hsuchow Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief, divesting operations at Yenchow for ths carly recovery of Tsinan, eastern Shantung, the 17th JArmy, under General Liu Chen-nion,
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