Hankow, Aug, 25.
A part of the Central Route forces under General Hsu' Yuah" chuan, Commander of the 16th Route' Army, has passed Hoshangchino, north of Hsuchang, on the Peking-Hankow Railway en route to Sincheng which commands " the road to Chengchow, the present objects of the Government fore According to a report from Gener al Hsiao Chi-cho, Commander of the 4th Division, his units while ad~ vancing northward, northeast of Hsuchang, encountered a small detachment of Kuominchun at Wuts which the Government forces had no difficulty in repulsing. The Left Wing units ate also stated to have completely surrounded the insur gents inthe Antzeling-Liulintse region near Chihsien, Two armour ed cars, the "Min-sen" and "Lisle ping," are detailed for patrolling way. duty, on the Peking-Hankow Rail-
On the Lung-Hai front, the Lett Wing Government forces under General Mao Ping-wen are reported to have inflicted a crushing defeat on the northern troops. General Mao's units have reached Paimiao in their pursuit.
Information emanating from offic cial sources states that the Govern. ment units under General Chang Fan, Defence Commissioner for the Hupeh-Shensi border, which ayo been advancing into southern Shenst since the begining of this month, have occupied Wei-un, east of Si-a in order to cut off the retreat of the Kuominchun,—Kuo Min,
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