Hankow, Jan, 23.
'A Communist band came into con flict with the 48th Division on.
January 19 near the Hung lakes, in the vicinity of which the 48th Division are engaged in bandit sri) pression duties.
The Communists were driven towards Hanyang and at dawn the next day they surprised the garxison'at Chu-yn-shan (Dwarf Till) arid disarmed them.—They then disappeared and it is surmised that they have made their way up the Hai river. Troops at Hanyang did not engage the bandits although the bandits must have rassed very eloiely to them. determined to disarm and force the that Government troops are Reports from the front state
bandits to surrender; but should the latter resist the attack will be continued until the outlaws have been wiped out.
General Ho Chien, Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, left Changsha for Yohsien, south: eastern Hunan, yesterday for inspection of the defence along the Hunan-Kiangsi border. With the suppression campaign in in full swing, General Ho is taking precautionary measures against any attempt of the Kiangsi outlaws to escape into Hunan,—Kuo
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