It is reported now that the Communists were retiring from the neighbourhood of 'Tachienlu and con-Jeentrating round Kanze and along the north Lhasa road, Hsu, Ho, Hsiao and Chu are in' conference somewhere between Dawe and Kanze, and no doubt planting their next offend sive. Whatever they plan to do, must be done quickly as thousands of hungry Communists age looking to these leaders for their daily bread. 'Tsamba and yak bulter-tea may be delicious, but it won't last forever, and many drabas are now waving the red flag, and eating their share fof their own' food under Communistic With them Communism is merely a question of getting back their own food and shouting, "Long. Live Communism." For six months and more Communism was a real menace to this border oily as the Reds were occupying Chamba, less) than one day from Tachienlu, "Now, however, the situation has greatly improved and conditions on the verder are probably brighter than since last October, What will be the result of the Communist conference at Kanze? Move, the Red armies must, but in what direction? North takes them over very barren country in the direction of Tsinghai and further north brings them 10 Sinkiang. Such a journey, however, would involve very hard going for some months through Romadic country, with practically no wealthy lamaseries to. replenish a larving army. Amni Machen, the treat snow giant, is the centre of this wild country, which in former days was the rendezvous of the famous nomadic king Gesar, and is at present controlled by the Mahomedan general, Ma, There is a possibility that they might turn east again, coming down through the Jarong Sates into territory they formerly occupied, but If they do so they will be faced again by a shortage of food as very little has been planted owing to the almost entire evacuation of the people.
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