The Bist Army in Chinkiang, ex-Jeept for the portion of it wi crossed the river recently, were dis-farmed and disbanded on Wednesday. The residence of the Commis-joner of Customs in Chinkiang, hitherto faring better than most in {the Concession, has been thoroughly looted and despoiled, according to reports reaching here yesterday, From missionary sources it is learned that conditions in Yunnan have recently undergone a change. A missionary writing from Yunnan-states that Gen. Long, the tribes. man leader believed to have come Joviginally from Kuangsi, is in con trol of the capital at the present ime. The western part of the pro-nee, including Tali, has declared ity independence, and the south is to large extent in the control of some thousands of bandits. In the north (Gens, Hu and Chang are it control, these districts being Tongeh'uan Jond Chaot'ong. principally.
Gen, Tseo of Kueichow sent relieved to be the Yunnan link with!
[the Hankow Reds, general relief is felt at his eclipse, 'A certain amount of " anti-Cor Imunistic energy is being shown by [Long who had a number of students Jarrested when their activities became alarming and who had large j.umbers of anti-Communistic pla. beards, presumably sent out by the Nanking government, placed [throughout the town,
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