The Archive · 1929

Boats Returning from South Dee. 18

The gunboats belonging to the 2nd Naval Squadron recently sent hhere from Nanking to help in the campaign against the rebels, are returning immediately to their original posts along the Yangtze. A of $20,000 for the officers men of the various gunboats: during the crisis in Kuangtung been granted by Commander-Chief Chiang Kai-shek.

'A. message from General Chen Chictang, Commander of the 8th Route Army with Headquarters at Samshui, reports the occupation of Shiuhing, om th River, by the Kuangtung division under, General Taat Ting-kai in conjunction, with the land forces of the Canton] Squadron en the night of the 16th General Chen is advancing his Headquarters to Shiuhing. detachment of the Kuangal robe in the city was disarmed by the Government forces who also seized machine-guns and] wards with a view to reaching Wuchow, the base-of the insurgents.

According to a report from Gener al Hsiang Han-pin from Szewul, the Kuangsi rebels in that sector have" enurely withdrawn—Kuo

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