Chengtu, Nov, 18.
The "NCD. Chenglu correspondent augments the above, a follows:—The Communist menace has returned in full fury. In fact they were never out of Szechuen in spite of all the roseate reports to the contrary, As we Wwe mentioned from time 10 time there wa always a strong detachment of pan, After raiding Lifan and Tsakao~ burning the big Tibetan Lamasery there, as well as the two Christian churches they existed in the mountains until the cold weather and food shortage drove them to lower altitudes.
Chengiu is being strongly held by a brigade of Central Government troops. They are fine men, and are rained to the minute, They watch all gates and all intersections in the feity'streets. They are on duty carly fand late examining all and sund: fand if any suspected Reds happen long they are promptly locked fand. searched. The danger is in-Altration of the disaffected ones who fare in league with the Reds, Chengtu not in any state of undue excitement as in the Spring when the Reds were practically as close, Their number Is much smaller now and the 2ist Army and Central Govern-[ment troops are ce-operating here.
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