The Archive · 1936

Pierce Battle Waged

Fierce fighting was reported to-day' to be still going on between Govern-; [ment troops and the Communists Under "Ho Lung and Hsiao Keh in the vicinity of Chengyuan and Chenghslungkuan, about 110 miles east of '<weiyang, the cubital of Kweichow.

The former town twice" changed hands Jost week, but was reported to haves been occupied by Nanking troops under General Shang kan Yuan-Shang and" Kweichow Bate, men provincial units after a sanguinary the Reds, who are attempting to break through from" Hunan into [Szechuen to Join their comrades there, were stated in official "quart ers yesterday to have—reached [Chonghsiungkuan, a fow miles west of that place.

Meanwhile, the Kweichow authorities are rushing all available forces the front to stem the advance of Communists towards their immediate objective, Kwelyang—Reuter.

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