Much of the movement of troops in Kiangsi is ascribed to the returning soldiers of the province att the northern campaign, It is noteworthy that mission properties se [being re-occupied by troops in various places in Anhui, Kiangs{; and. Honan, Tu the latter province the reports indicate that mission prov perties are being occupied only to a limited extent while troops are la transit, but more marks of por-Kiangsi. manency are noted in Anhui and:
A telegram which reached Shanghai from Hsiantung in Honan, on Monday stated that considerable trouble was being experienced there fon account of clashes between pre sumably provincial troops and re-hellions troops whose exact affilia" tions could not be nse etter Conditions in the North Other information otates that cons ditions in Kiangsu are improving and the same holds true in Shensi, In the northwest part of the latter province large numbers of troops returning from the northern cameign have had a salutary effect {pon the Mohammedan uprising and upon the bandits which: intest-ette area.
The Red Spears are becoming more active in Szechuan socordin to advices from that province, a reports from Kaishion and Kuoifu {ndieate an alarming state as the result, of the combined offorte of Red Spears, bandits and a portion the revolted troops of Yang Son, Gen, Ho Ying-ching's Dental After dwelling on the opening: of the period of "political tutelage," General Ho Ying-cling, in denying the report, says that special attontion is first being given to the din-bandment armies, He con. tinues:—
Communists in Kiangsi use of the disturbances created by the communists under Chu Teh and Mao Tse-tung, the forees under General Hsiung Shih. hui have been ordered by the Gov-extent to proceed to Kiangsi to suppress the communists in con-Junction, with the Sed Army. The Feport that "Anhui is again filing up with nts," absolutely groundless, and there la also not the slightest trath in the report that the Fourth Army (whiolt is now stationed along Taian and making for Kiukia that political dif fare ences exist among China's leaders, the commanders of the various Nationalist armies will certainly not resort to the use of arms, but will strictly abide by the principles of the Party, as they are all loyal members of' the Kuomintang, "All Nationalist military leaders being members of the Kuomintang only know that their duty is to support tha Central Government and to carry into effect the Three People's, Principles. They do not compare with the former Militariste, whose sole wim was to occupy terri: tory and to expand their army for self-protection."
(Signed) "Ho Yexo-crane."
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