Later.
General Tang Song-chi hurriedly] left. Hankow on the night of September 25 for Hunan on board a Chinese gunboat. It is. believed that his departure was due' to dis-auleting: news from Honan, but is reported in some quarters that he left Hankow because of the receipt of an ultimatum from Marshal Wa Peiste and General Yang Sen demanding that he evacuate Hupeh fand hold only Hunan.
"Appearing owing to,-the uncertainty of his position, General Tang Song-chi has Tencvwed his search for allies. His delegate, Tano Tien chin, arrived in Peking on Seplember 35. with a proposal for e0- operation with Fengtien and. with Shansi.
Owing to the absence of General \Yang u-ting and Marshal Chang legate has gone on-to Taiyuanfu, to see General YeniHisi-shan.
General Tan Yen-kai_ has sent his brother here for si Trouble in Yunnan Tt may be recalled that, after the} death of General Tupan of Yunnan, General Tang' Chi-yn, fired to Western Honan. The latter has now re-appeared and defeated General 'Lung Yun's forces on September 18 and has captured Chengkung, twelve'
On September 21 General Tang) Chi-yn attempted to carry Yunnanfu by assault, but General Lung Yun with troops and the Citizens' Mil strenuously defended the city-wall jand after a day and a night's fighting General Tang withdrew, leaving, dead. Numbers of the' defend-Jers were killed and there were also Jo number of casualties from stray bullets among non-combatants.
It is believed that General Tang Chi-yu- will make another attempt shortly to capture the capital Reuter.
Peking, Sept. 29.
General Tang Chi-ya, who, on the death of his brother, the Tupan of Yunnan, fled to Western Honan, but! otoly reappeared.and defeated Gen-feral Long Yun's forces on Septem ber 18, and captured Chengking, twelve miles from Yunnanty, again lunched an attack on Yunnanfu on [September 23. The fighting was much more fierce than on September 21, when General Tang's attempt to lea try the city by assault failed, but, se far, General Lung Yun still holds Yunranfu, The electric and water supplies in the city, however, have 'A Clash at Wahu Wahu, Sept. 27.
A clash occurred to-day between the vanguards of the 7th Army and those of General Liu Hsing's Army at a point 15 miles southeast of! Wahu, which resulted in the defeat of the former. 7
The troops stationed here are taking strict precautions, Japanese women and children have taken refuge on the N. K. K. hulk—Toho, Wah, Sept. 28, The troops of the 36th Army under the command of General Jit Using are making strenuous efforts to defer this city against the troops belonging to Generals Li Tsung-jer and Cheng Chien (the communist leaders), who "are now besieging' Wahu. No big clashes have as. yet taken pi The troops belonging to the 37th and 7th Armies, who are regarded as alien elements, are being sent.
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