Ambul, Apr. 8
Alarming advances have been made by the Hed: Anhui, For many years the mountainous and Tough eoualey in west central Anhit Taw'been the contre of a. strong Devonshire, which left here this morning at 11.15, is under orders to call at Amoy on her way to North hina. Communists are attacking Changchow, at the terminus of short railway running inland from \Conicission left here last night on. the str. Loongwo, 'For several days before their arrival, feverish preparations were made to clean up the town, and smells that had been'
tant since the flood were effec-
Posters were washed off walls since we have placed the ease in the hands of the League of Nations we have every confidence that as a result of your investigations you Il submit an unbiased report to the League."
'Lord Lytton in reply stated:—'That he confirm the importance lof Mankow as a central point in' China, and he paid tribute to the way Hankow had faced the flood of one {o visit the graves and perform the customary rites. A survey needs making of the amount of land Tt seems to be General Han as the Shantung Provineial Chairman has the hearty approval of the people, and much faction is expressed that his Gommunist army. They ha Silently defied "il the armies the government has sent against them since there were communists this. country.
The writer has lived near enough to thir Communist. stronghold. to Gbservo. the. succession of so-called Shmics against the Reds year after Jour. Now the Reds have emerged 3nd are reported to have surrounded and scuttered sections of the 40th ud. oth. Brigades which ware sent fgninst them early this year.
'They have now surrounded the city of Liumehow where a small force' of government. soldiers resisting them. Because the defend Tesmag not be able to hold out, the tRuaticn is mow -evitical-and."new Armies are Veing Yoshed to. this Sone from Honan and 10 Mell'as from other parts of Anh This sisuauion with. the, Reds control of a large section of territory Chtirely surrounded by government Studer'. yet'stll allowed to rule in total, defiance ofall law fstzshed goverment presen Situation. which is. incomprehensible who observe the situation from thoveutside. If the government has soldiers that can fight. as did the Toth Army ae. Shanghai, why do they. not send some. of thea up can "out, auch a menace as this Communist centre presents to order government?
1f'seems unbecoming for a friend-foreigner to cvitielao the army or Uke government, but we can at least mnarval at the astounding situation that exists Here i perfectly clear-cut sivuation: with the. Communists. in com Hlete control of territory north of Fangtzo River, accessible by Automobile. roads, "and preteriting "excellent opportunity for the government to try out it armies If the govern Grmiee cannot destroy this Gommonist organization in so ae eunible a ocation, and. with th Sppoting: army ill-equipped, how can GRay Hope to fight. against Anveegation such as the Communists ieee in Kiangsi, much Rgainst Japan, Ts reported that the Communists Shave only one, gun for every six men, very little ammunition, and wert ne large guns. They oe aslonally capture supplies from the government forees sent against rly be enough
lis a the. present ned battle. emergence of the Reds from their mountain retreat, thousands ple have fled from 1 mn central Anhui, the whole city of Livanchow is in daily expectation of fire and slaughter such as occurred a few years ago, the last time the Reds emerged ina success fal attack on the city.
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