Projected Junction Which Menaces Szechuen Ho Lung and Hsing Keh's movement to effect a junction with the forces under Chu "Teh In Szechuen ig successful, the Communist threat in that provinces may once again, Lecome #0 serious as to demand the Central Government's undivided attention, Ho Lung and Hsiao Kel Thad been quiescent for more than a year in the neighbourhood of Yung. shun, in north-western Honan, until afew weeks ago they bepen 10 move southwards. towards" central Itunan and the Kweichow boreer. They were last. reported to be straddling, the border, and to have captured Chengyuan," about 110 miles east of Kweiyang, the capital of Kweichow, In the belief that Kweiyang is their objective, Kweichow provincial forces have been moved up to block their path, while troops from Kwangst are Advancing from the south to cut them off. Mr. R, Bosshardt of the China Inland Mtission is being earvied along with the Communists in. their march, after more than fifteen months captivity. as yet uncertain what the objective of the Communists really. is, however. It may be a new stamping ground, in Kweichow or it may is Yeported, 1 junction with Chu "Teh, With Hsu. Hsiang-chen, the Red leader who was formerly Honan and who (rok-ked across Shensi at the same time a3 Chu Teh and Mao Tse-tung were making their epic march from Kiangst through Hunan, Kweichow, Yunnan, and Sze-chien towards the route to Sinkiang, Chu is in the neighbourhood of Yax fan, in west central -Szeehuen,. march into Kansu having been block fed, he turned in his tracks and came soiuh again, after parting from Mo, Chu Teh ahd Haw have about 60,006 men between them and are stilt x formidable force,
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