The Archive · 1936

Railway Normal Again

Hankow, June 21, The night express for Changsha leit here on schedule last night. marking the restoration of a normal passenger train service to the Hunan capital The service had been disrupted for a fortnight, because the Government was employing all available locomotives and much of the railway's roling-stock to transport troops tothe south—United Press.

Kwangsi Troops Not Withdrawn Changsha, June 22.

The local populace are not a utile puzzled by the slow movements of the withdrawal of Kwangsi_ troops which two weeks ago entered southern Hunan from Kwangsi.

Reports have reached here that the Kwangsi troops which started withdrawing from Chiyang. 50 miles southwest of Hengchow, early last week are now still stationed at Yung: chow, 25 miles southwest of Chiyang.

"The Kwangsi troops, numbering one division and four regiments, "have pitched tents in the eastern and nor-them suburbs of Yungehow, and several scattered batches are stil seen around Feihslungshan, a small town midway between Chiyang and Yung-chow.—Central News,

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