Foochow, Jan. 23.
Gen. Hsiso Chien, "Commander of the Tenth Division of the Nationalist Army, was drowned in the harbour: ear Yuchi on the night of January 21, together with eleven of his bodyguards, when they jumped into the Water to escape a fire on a steamer.
Gen. Hsiao was going from Footing to. Hsia-pu, "in northeastern Fukien, to direct' operations against the Communist remnants there. While on his way, a fir> broke out on the steamer, as. the result of a boller bursting. Gen.-Hsizo jumped Into the water. but was caught in the mud ang drowned, and eleven of his bodyguard wko successively attempted to rescue their chief also were drowned—Gen tral News.
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