Moving on Recently Outrage Communist army may directly at~ tack the Wuchang distriet.—Rengo, Reds Moving on Changsha Pel Foreign reports from state that every ship leaving the port is packed to its utmost, city with panic-stricken inhabit ants, who believe that the re-capture of the city by the Communists is only a matter of time.
Some reports state that - the population of Changsha has been reduced to one-third, General Ho /Chien's troops are stated to be digging in and erecting barbed wire from the city.—
Hankow, Aug. 30.
As the result of the reconniteing of scout planes of the Government troops, made on Friday afternoon, it has' been ascertained that the Communist, troops under the comte mand of Chu Teh and Mao Tzotung, numbering several thousand, fare now staying at points some 15 Chinese i east of Shuchow, whil another band of Communist soldiers appear to be concentrating at Fu-chi shih. There is a rumour prevailing to the effect that Peng Teh-huai's Red troops are proceeding to the Wuchang area by way of Yochow, according to a message from Changsha.
General Ho Chien is reported to be staying at Nanmenshih but most of the rich merchants in the city are said to have fled from the'town, thereby placing General Ho Chien finan' embarrassing financial condition. Owing to the non-payment, of. wages, the soldiers have practically lost their morale.
Several sampans, carrying thou sands of refugees, avriyed at Changsha on Friday morning from Leiling, All of the Japanese residents in Changsha are now' being taken care of by the Japanese gunboats, which are standing by at Changsha, Renzo, Hankow, Aug. 30.
'A message from Shasi states that: the Communist troops, which ha been staying at Hungchu and neighbourhood, numbering.
10,000, have entered Shayang, which' is located to north-east of Shasi, Inhabitants of the town in great' number have fled to Hokeng, it is said, Whereas the authorities at Shawi declare that there is no undue ai sion of the immediate Com-menace in the region due to Poor equipment of "Red soldiers, citizens are showing signs of treme unrest.
The joint conference of the preventatives of the three provi ces, namely Hupeh, Hunan and Kiangsi, which has been called in order to deliberate upon measures to cope with the Communist menace, ended its work last night, Having drawn up a sot of solutions relating to the Communist menace the conference issued. 'a long statement, pointing to the existence of close relationship -between Wang Ching-wei, the and Communists, immediate Rengo.
Hankow, Avg..80.
Despite reports to the effect that Changsha is once more threatened witha Communist invasion, sdispatches from the Hunan. provincial capital report that a strong defence has been established there and that the situation at Changeha is peaceful and quiet.
General Ho Chier Chairman, of the Hunan Provincial Government and concurrently Commande, " of the 4th Route Army, returned to Changsha from the front on: the 28th and made a detailed inspection of the garrison of the cits The pesting of the 15th, 19th.and" 26th Divisions and the 100th, Battalion at Changsha was decided: at a military conference summoned by General Ho on the same day which was attended by General Wot Ssu-chung, Liu Chien-sui, Cher Kwang-chung and Lo Lin, "The rest of the Government forees are. attack the rear of the Communi By order of General Ho ching, Director of the Proyisfon: Headquarters of the Commafder-in"* Chief, the newly" organized, Sti:
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