Conflicting rumours, from which it is impossible to draw. a definite conclusion, are current with reference to the situation in Changsha, On the one hand it is stated that so effective has been the action of General Ho Chien that a house-to-house search for Communists is now being made.
Other reports suggest that the city is restless, and that the populace are waiting with bundles in their possession ready to flee.
In the meantime Communi: ist bandits have again appeared on the Peking-Hankow Railway.
Peking, Aug. 12.
Messages from foreign gunboats Changsha show that the city was ill in the hands of General Ho Ghien's troops last evening.
Yesterday it was stated, because bef the non-arrival of expected wire-ess reports in Nanking that there was some apprehension there re~ ending the safety of Changsha hose apprehensions should now be dissipated for the reports to hand dram the gunboats state that a house-to-house search is being made for Communist suspects and that there have been numerous exeeutions.—Reuter.
Hankow, Aug. 12
Fear at the reported approach of the Communist troops and the 1 of confidence in the ability of Gen-cal Ho Chien to deal with the Communist menace are having" the effect of producing wild rumours in Changsha, according to the latest Aespatch from that town, It is even rumoured that a mutiny thas broken out in the ranks of the Government troops, As the result St apparent restlessness, refugees carrying bundles are going to ani Gro in the streets.
At three o'clock, in the afternoon, epecinl martial Iw was enforced, prohibiting general traffic on the Htreets, while a band of ruffians were G executed on the river bank, 1 Nothing serious has happened so far. General Ho Chien is reporter to have demanded from the local Chamber of Commerce the sum of *400,000, lands of Communist bandits con-Jue to appear at Kaokan and di the vicinity of the Peking-Iricow Railway. In view of this Situation, the military headquarters ete have decided to send four re-feiments of the 3rd Cadet Division {in order to ce-operate with the nev. Jy organized 25th Division for the suppression of Communist bandits, part of whom are said to have ocmilitary aeroplanes of the Han-Aeroplane Corps are daily raeonnoiteringg in this area and droping bombs whenever bandits are Torture of Con ymmunistss Hankow, Aug. 11.
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General Ho Chien's troops are soporred to have evacuated Chang tha, the Chinese inhabitants of mich are fleeing, as the Com-annnists axe about to recuter the sity.
General Ho Chien has been tortoring the Communists he has found the city and the Reds have sworn to kill, a8 a reprisal, all people between' the ages of 15 and 35.
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