On January 5, a bandit suppress sion conference was held here, which, General Yang Hu-chen, chair-18 of Shensi, who passed through shore from Nanking, General Liu! for Honan-Shensi-Shat Ma, Hung-ku 15th route army. Generat Chen Chi-cheng, commandant of the 3rd division, General Shang Kuan Yun-hsiang, commandant of the 47th division, and several others, were in attendance.
General Liu Chi, chair province, recently issued a cis telegram to the' generals in province under him. 'The main points are (1) With convenience to} suppress the Communists in South) Honan and bandits in West Honan, the garrison fields of the bandit suppression army, stationed in the province, are rearranged, such as the 13th' route army, under General Mao-en, are ordered to move towards South Honan, (2) Despite severe cold of weather and difficulties of roads in the high mountains, ion, under General Teung-nan, is charged to overwhelm Bandit chieftains Tsuei_ and, Wang jin Central Honan, and (3) The 2nc Jeavaley division, onder General Liv Feng-chi, is ordered to suppress the minor groups of bandits at Yung-cheng, Hsiayi and Yucheng in East Honan, and may enter into Shantung, Anhui and Kiangsu, in case to chase after the remnants of the bandits. In conclusion, General Liv says that "Peace" isthe greatest need of the Honan people, and he will try all he can to bring it to, them. bans AN the time of writing itis learned that the 20th route army, under General Chang Fang, been ordered to move toward Si Honan to suppress the. Communists 'According to nvrivals from She-Insien in North Honan, Chang Msien Huei or Long' Living Fairy Society} has recently" appeared there, Its]
ringleader is named Chia Hsueh and its followers are several hundred] in number. They demand money food supplies, {rom the local farmers by force. It will be recalled that the Heavenly Gate followers!
created disturbances at the same place for several years were suppressed a few months ago the" Lith route army, under General The Provincial Kuomintang has tracted the district Kuomintang]
the different districts in the province to prevent poppy-growing. Nevertheless. the so-called "'Special Goods"—opium—is freely sold here, fand the number of shops selling it may be more than the restaurants pair of the New. Year scrolls appears at the front of the gate of an opium shop here which Foughly translated as "Shensi opium is the gentleman's de in from ity of ancient art relies has been discovered at Putai chung or Pocket Tomb at Hsia Jeheng-hsien region in Central Honan. The "chief finds are two bronze ancient basin, a ting or tripod' with [two ears, and several others. The Provincial Government has instruct Jed the magistrate of the said hsien to bring them here to be preserved. fu the Honan Museum.
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