The Archive · 1934

HANKOW Strong Resistance: Fires in

RED SCOURGE NEAR — Frost Ocn Own Conesroxnerr — City Daily

Hankow, June 22.

'The Reds on the Honan-Hupeh-Anheei borders are stil easing éon-jerable trouble to the government troops, and their principal bases are Jat Shaho, Hsuenhuatien and Liu-Jehiachiao,' from. which places they. fare putting up a great deal of resistance. Marshal Chang Hsueh-ang has been personally" directing operations during the past few days. with his headquarters at Sungfo, and. the has augmented his attacks with planes of the ath Aviation Corps which has been stationed here. He land it is hoped that he will Jonce and for all clean up the districts that have so long suffered the Red scourge.

Hankow itself remains very quiet, Jalthough four village fires near the way at the back of the town fave rendered hundreds destitute and homeless. Fires in the city are fof daily occurrence, and only last hight both Wuchang and Hankow were lit wp with simuttad@eous blazes Jon both sides of he river.

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