Nanking, Jan, 16.
The fiercest fighting between the Government and the Communist bandits since the launching of the bandit suppression campaign in Hupeh, Hunan and. Kiangsi raging in-southern Kiangsi.. Deter to deal a crushing' blow to the Communists under Chu Teh, who have entrenched themselves in} the "Hingkuo-Ningta. region, three large contingents consisting' of the! 6th Route Army under General Chu, Shaodiang, the 9th Route Army under Genexal Lu Ti-ping, and the 10th Route Army. under" General Chiang, Kyrang-nai have. sursou the bonditinfested ares, advancing southward respectively from eastern, central and-western Kiangsi. The entire Sth Aviation Squadron stationed at Nanchang has been die-Patched to bombard the bandit laies and drive the Communists out into the open.
The, outlaw. activities along the Hupeh-Hunan; Kiengsi_ border have abated asa result of the, joint attacks by the units under Generals; Hsien Pin, Tao Kwang and Cheng Kwang-chung. The districts of Shousbui, Tungku and Wuning are reported to be clear of bandits, The last few days of 1930 the city folk, and many <f the refugees who have been in Kanchow for many months, felt like singing.a Te Deum, as the first of the bandit suppression troops arrived outside the city. _Of these we had heard quite a lot, but that they had become a reality we could hardly believe. They leak fine fellows, as fit as possible carrying heavier kit that any we have been accustomed to tee. They did not come into the city, but passed East about two miles and. there stayed the night, the morning for their appointed place, about 60 Li east of Kanchow, Through all that 60 Li they were the parts. most. ravaged by the local. Reds where thousands had suffered, but as they passed through not a eign of-anything in the Red Jine was to be secon. No doubt, how-jover many of the, Reds, were among those who were admiring their These, men are transformed w minutes, from bandits to farmers. Herein. lies the danger for which the Government must needs be prepared, as soon. as these or any cther troops leave the Reds are back again and as wicked es fever, doing away with any they find who. have been helping—the troops, or.in any way supplying} then, Ta a circular order to the various; Provincial Higher Courts yesterday. the Ministry. instructs that special committees to sanction the. pardon of the political offenders be immediately formed in accordance with the regulations, The com the composed of the President of the Provincial Highe: Court, Chie? Procarator, two Judges ial Higher Court and tone: Procurator of the Provincial Procuratorate.
Political offenders entitled to the benefit of the amnesty, whether under. detention or at large, must file petitions with the - District Courts of the districts in which they are domiciled. Such petitions will be forwarded by the District Courts to the special. committees of the Provincial Higher Courts concerned. The committee, If satisfied that the Petitioner comes within the. pro-Visions of the amnesty regulations, shall order his pardon and released, and report to the Ministry of Tudicial" Administration for' record, The. procedure for the pardon of political offenders who were convicted by military courts will be an: nounced separately.—Kuo Min.
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