Nanking, June 12.
The Removal to Changteh Hankow, Jane 12.
With Gen. Ho Chien, the Hunan provincial government and the party headquarters were already removed to Changteh on June 10. The removal is meant, on the one hand, to avoid a direct clash with the Tronsides and on the other to check the onward progress of the combined forces of Tronsides und Kuangsites from Paoking in southwestern Hunan, Gen, Pei Chung-hsi is reported to' have arrived at Yochow on June 10 and his vanguards have also been reliably reported to reach Tungeheng in southwestern Hupeh on the same day Puchi on the their immediate objec The Telegraph Administration at Puchi has received instruction from its Hankow office to the effect that, in the event that Puchi can no longer be defended, important documents should be brought away, as. the Changsha and Yochow offices did before.
Judging from the usual rapid pro-gross made by the Kuangsi troops, Gen. Pei Chung-hsi is expected to reach Puchi on June 13. With Puchi as the basis of operation the reach Should succeed in taking the last mentioned place, the combined ces of the Ivonsides and Kuang-cities without much difficulty.
The railway bridge between Yen-tang and Yunkiawan, south of Yochow on the Wuchang-Changsha Line, was destroyed by order of the Hankow Provisional Headquarters in order to prevent the progress of the enemies. The damage is ostimated to be over $200,009; and will take three months to repair Rumour is current here that should Hoshinchiao be occupied by the Kuangsiites and Tronsides, the Government will evacuate the Wa-han cities; but this is denied by the riy The Commander-in-Chiot's Headtiuarters issued last night a state-
Chiang Kai-shek 8 essed to. the people of Hunan Province request ing them not to' give assistance to the "Kuangsi invaders and onsides" under Chang F. in their present campaign against the Government. General Chiang's message says in part:—"The rebels, Chang Fa-kuei, Pei Tsung-hsi and Tang Sen-ming, have again led their followers to ving the news of the on in Tayeh, which is stated to be threatened by attack m Communist troops, the war-Ataka, of the Japanese Nav left this evening for Tayeh to after zroteesion to the Jepanese residents ihere.
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