Hankow, Mar. 9, According to an authentic repor', Communists staged a successful. though bloodless, uprising at Liling, in Hunan, and" now control the town.
'A number of troop' sent against them from Changsha, by General Chen Chien, have turned over to the Communists, making the posi tion very serious. Extra troops ara now being despatched from Chang sha and developments are being awaited here with anxiety.—Reuter. region captured Iaifeng and Lufeng on the 8th, and is now rapidly advancing toward Tzekamhsien in Southern Kuangtung where forees are making their last stand.
The despatch further states that) General Ten Shu-tseng, Commissioner of Bureau of Public Safety of Canton, has issued a circular order to all Labour Unions, strictly prohibiting them from holding meetings or engaging in other unauthorized activities—Kuo Min.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.