Hankow, Oct. 13, As a cesclt of the military con: ference held yesterday by General Ho Chen-chun, Chairman of the Hupeh Provincial Government, an order has been issued requiring the feomplete extermination of banditry in the province within three months, Te is understood that a large army being transferred from both the Peking-Hankow and Lung-Hai Railway fronts for the eatly accomplishment of this task.
According to the plan tentatively araven out, the 4dth and 48th divisions under Generals Hsiao Chi-chu and Hisu Yaan-chuan will be stationed in western Hupeh; the 13th division will be in charge of eastern Hupeh; the Sist division and the newly organized 2nd Brigade, will garrison northern Hapeh; while the two Cantonese divisions under Generals Chiang Kwang-nai and Tsai Ting-kai will maintain order on southern Hupeh. The responsibility for the guarding fof the southern section of the Peking-Hankow Railway is jointly assumed by Generals Chen Cheng and. Yeh. Wei-chun—Kuo atin.
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