Canton, "Apr. 9.
Truth must out: the 'Reds' that have been spreading terror throughout the northernmost corner of Kuangtung are not Reds at all. Wh you hate a man thee days in Kuangtung you say he 'a Comniunist, and so even the off ports have put it ease. But- from prisoners of wai let go by a gracious enemy, an who have just come back from the North River, news- correspondents have learned what is what. Hsieh Vu, one of Chang Fa-kuei's most isted lieutenants, and Yun Ying-chino, erstwhile colonel of a Kuangig Yegiment are directing operations in that sector, Yet even the enemy has tried to conceal his real identity, and has wanted it to appear that his soldiers are Reds or bandits, so he has not flown his colours, but has zone forth to battle without any distinguishing insignia being displayed, It was at first given oat that it was the Chu-Pang Reds, expelled from southern Kiangsi, who had Poured across the frontier; captured Nanhung, gateway into Kiangsi and over-run the county of Chihing. That: report did not fit with another which had it that in fleeing before the government troop's advance the communists had gone over into Wunan. A few soldiers were serit_ up from Canton, but not: enough, and although they got into Nanhung and held it momentarily, when the foe found the weakness 2 of the government force he made a counter-attack, bottled up his ad-Nanhung and took 4,000 men all told, prisoner. After keeping the prisoners but two days, they were all given a little money and told to g9.back to Canton which war a fatal mistake, for now the txt is known, auf to cope
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