Hankow, Sept. 1.
On Friday night the situation at Changsha was considered to be Jerave, as the Government troops were' straggling into Changsha, many of them minus their weapons. On Saturday, however, with—the! arrival of 5,000 picked Nanking] troops, the morale of General Ho! Chien's arnly was stiffened and the position is now regarded more hopefully.
With the Communists ay ing down, Hankow, on the surface fat least, is more or less normal, martial law isnot now enforced and the decapitations which were 8 daily occurrence a week or two) ago have ceased—Reuter.
Decisive Defeat of Communists Hankow, Sept. 5.
It i confirmed that the general attack launched by the Government forces on the Communist, threatening Changsha has cul ed The attempt of the Communist bandits under Pang Teh-huai to advance on Langli, in the suburbs} of Changsha, by way of Hei was checked by the provincial under General Wei Ssu-chung and Liu Tsi-jen the 2nd inst, according to an official telegram received here} from General Ho Chien, Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, Despite their large numbers, the Communists were unable to withstand the onslaught of the"daredevil corps," of which General Wei is in charge, and were compelled to flee north-westwards, The situation south of Changsha is stated to be quiet during the last} three days, as the Communists under Chu Teh concentrated in the region north of Chuchow have not dared to make any further advance since the Ast inst,, following their defeat] by the Government troops.
Government aeroplanes are part icularly active. Two planes circled over, and bombed the outlaw camp Houtzeshih area on September, killing and wounding several hundred of the Communists. An air raid eas also effected on the same day} by two other aeroplanes on the Poochi region.
General Ho Chien, concurrently Field-Commander of the 4th Route]
Amy, has made an inspection of the Pingkiang-Livyang region in eastern Hunan by aeroplane to ascertain the exact whereabouts of the main portion of the Communists.—Kuo M
Shanghai, Sept. 4.
Report has it that in view of the! banditry along the Yangtze, the' foreing shipping companies have petitioned their respective Ministers; for extra military protection. From now on all foreign river vessels: running along the Great River are to be heavily guarded, by foreign marines—Kuo Wen.
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