The Archive · 1936

Troops Encounter Red Forces

Attempt to Cross Hunan Border Into Kweichow Peiping, Dec. 3.

Seas und Government troops sre grips in south-west Hunan, accord-{ing w reliable reports from aching. Teiping. to-day.

Gre grab of feds belonging to Mo Lung '"deavoured tu eros the der of Hunan ints Keweichow but Hongkong, Dec. 30.

It-Col, Arthur Basset Hearle, RA., iwas found dead this morning in his apartment at Peak Mansions, It believed that death was due to heart failure.

It-Col. Hearle, who was 61 years old, had been Commander of the Royal "Artillery at Hongkong. since He was the son of It-Col, Parkins Hearle, BML, and was edveated at King's' School," Rochester, and. dhe Royal Military' Academy, Woolwich, He served throughout the Great [War, awarded the DSO, and men-toned in despatches. He was. promoted to the rank' of Licutenant-Colonel in 1930—Reuter,

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