It has been reported, howoveq that Communists occupied Chating, county in South eastern Hunan recently, and that the whole county has been under their jurisdiction for There are many bandit infested areay in this district, and country, travel is dangerous, The barbed wire entanglements, and the trenches around the city 6€ 'Changsha are still intact, The aube busses from Siangtan are all stopped—wveral li from the city' ard careful search made of all the baxgaxe of passengers. Soldiers Jove station? at all roads entering the city. It is estimated that these are at prozent eighty Americans the Hunan Province, and some Jothers will return, Lieutenant Come mander Tisdale of the Palos has Jdone valiant service during the few months that he has been located at by the Provincial authorities bt fore leaving that one of the major concerns of the Government wag to protect foreigners. The authorities reported that there were 34,000 troops in the province not including local militia, That six divisions would be located at Hankow in case need in Hupeh, Hunan and Memorial services for the Ihe General Tan Yen-kai have been held in Changsha and street decorations and appropriate mottoos displayed hrouzheut the city.
The Provincial President star Joccupiod the YAUC.A, as govern: ment headquarters, since all the oficial buildings were destroyed the Communists in July.
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