The Archive · 1935

Szechuan Prepares for the Reds

Kweichow Frontier Defences Strengthened: More Reinforcements Despatched by Government yo 4 Coamnsroneen?

"nengtu, Jen. 17. Jaction has been taken in conformity lates 5 began the 22- with the resolution recently adopted vyanein spon "eis satisfactory whereby $10,000,000 worth of notes, Bom tx view of Rwelchow Issued by the local bans, should be Botnet eauacory for'

report to be making for Laat apr rim Apregge Mie cootd Sivchvon or Yunnan. Pot thousand them who bad zo time to.

Issue to the banks concerned re-fe rows the river on their retreat fom ceipts for $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 {Koga are reported 10 have bees respectively, "These receipts can captured with a lange quantity held os legal tender to meet oficial falliary. supplies "by Government obligations, Troops, The Central Government During th week just past the ex-{orete and io the province cops change Tate on Shanghai reached a {Som waichow azo Darsuing the re-record point of 1,700, but later it emting Reds, and" Szechuan troops came down to 1385 for February See int the: pleura. with four Tog deliveries. 'These fluctuations had a fients under" General Lino iano, bad effect on trade and nine different heay concentration of ods classes of merchants have' petitioned said fo be" cornered in north the Churgking Chamber of Com-Rveignow and it i hoped that reine merce for support of a request to Tercenents {rom Stechuan, in call General Liu that the Chungking Ex-Soratlon auth our troops, will be change be abolished as soon as pos-tile fo round them up and. starve Uble So. dislocated has business: hem into submission, for te, moun {alnous character of ihe. country be-sala to have relumed goods ordered bind" them ly aald 49° preclude the {in Shanghai to their original sellers. Doosilliy of Aight. However, the The shipment of silver at the rate Bemmmunts have. proved therelves of $100,000 every week has been Sars of the teshrigue of elsiveordered from Shanghai by the newly Teaand itis aswell not to count appointed Finance Commissioner of Shigkens before they are. halched, Szechuan. This step is generally me recapture of Tung! by ihe applauded.

Government foes revealed the fat "A central office has been establish Shot the Regs hud ace ie dae Jungchang for lending money Taeent ie urn a few houses, fro fo the poor. This enterprise is SEe Governant tices. The lly financed by two-thirds of the collec-Sas now been Tesiored to is normal ton on the land tax of that district. slate.

Loans are granted under the condi-Tu north Szechuan the Communists tion that the borrowers are actually ore active and are seid to be moving experiencing difficulties.n earning awards the Wanyuan, district, The living and that they con provide news of @ proposed Government reliable personal guarentess, and Dffensive is said to have put the Reds that if they fail to make payment fon the alert and they are taking every precaution to see that their sven due thelsguarantore shall Assume responsibility. The amount forces are well supplied with emer~ of the loan to each Individual is not gency rations, to exceed $10, with a monthly interest of 16 per cent Stragglers Captored Linen Industry Recovery Four battalions of Government troops, on January 11, made a de-'The important linen industry monstration in the direction of the Jungchang and Lungchang received Red camp, but they found that the set-back in 1991 after the oocupaenemy had made good their escape tion of Manchuria. A recovery has, and only a handful of stragglers was) however, been noted since last spring captured. and. buyers have come from the "The mobilization of the entire north-western part of the country in Seoehuan forces 1s duo t2 take plac large pumpers and Koreans Satin a week. from Sanvary I Shanghai have been purchasing Sze-Three divisions of the. Government jehuan linen. The sales for Jung-Foops wil be stationed. at_places fe hang and Lungchang are said to Dorween's Kuelfu and. Chungchow, have totalled a million pieces to the while the Szechuan troops in. thoee value of $3,000,000, teas wil be moved up to Chung-In Tungehuan the silk industry 1s king. reported to be in a very bed way MGlbneral Chiang Kalsshek 1s credit-and its only. hope les in the relief ed with an intention (o establish his /measures said to be ptopoved by the camp. at Tehang, Szechuan Silk Readjustment Com-"The Suit authorities have held a mittee oF the National Sukworm Imconference for devising" means, of [provement Association. The output telt-defence against the Communists fu 1034 was only 2/800 piculs as The meeting. resulted m the ough compared with 8000 piculs in 1990. (ested "contribution of $100,000. for tempts made to rehabilitate the fe'Surchase of fre-arma and $20, Industry by forming a big union of 060 of that amount was Fecelved on the large factories has failed owing the spot. in the event of voluntary to the unfavourable effects of the Contributions not Being sufficient, system imposed on the interests of Collection will be made by asscesthe union as a whole. In the old tient fo "complete the "reared days Tungebuan had 10 large and 20 small factories, and it was said that!

Tu Lingehang and Fushun orders 30 agencies and 40 local firms were have been issued for one man to] engaged in the trade. It is hoped be' selected from each farly for that urgent measures of relief will Etiending 10 local peace preservation be taken to bring this important industry beck to its former prosperity.

The arrival of large bodies of Modern Forming Instruction troops in strengthening the, Sze-GhuameKwelehow frontier defences The instruction of the Szechuan {fas reassured the people of south people in the wse of modern farmimg implements is being considered Stechuan.

"The present aerodrome at Shug. the general manager of the ching iS being expanded in order to Chungking "Young Brothers Bank. Grovide for the landing of a large'

General Liu is being asked to as-Pimber of aeroplanes which are i0- sigt in this campaign.

Yarded to. engage. in the anti-Com-'During 1934 the total amount of Tourist earopaign in north Szechuan, wood-oil exported from Wanhsien General Ho Kuo-kuang has arrived vas 32412787 piculs, of which about Chungking with his staff. He 206,100.94 piculs were shipped abroad. tha fis affeers. were entertained by The Syracuse in China Hospital in General Liu Hsiang at the Chung-Chungking has established a branch feng VMC.A., and Genera) Liu made In the city of Kiangpei. wrwcesh of welcome. and expressed The anchoring of junks along the fus"opinion. drat the euecessful drive south bank of the Yangize at night elangsi was a sign of the aphas been forbidden by the authorities proach of the end of the Communists. Bomeral Liu expressed his_ surprise hat the arrival of General Ho Kuo-Muang and. his {roope should have folneldod, with large exodus of the Jocal inhabitants.

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