ost Oce OWN Comuesrosnent Peking, Oct. 23.
Tsingkiangpu, Ku,, Oct. 23.
The people of this city have recently passed through a time of gave uncertainty, Bandits in large numbers have been massed in the Villages immediately north of here und have had control of the entire north country between here and Shuyang and Sutsien, On the' 18th these bandits were reported as massing for an attack on this city ud it was thought they had a large number of men already scattered throughout the city. Thousands of people moved to Hwalan or on down the Canal to Chinkiang and Shanghai, The local Government High School closed and the pupils were dispersed, chiefly going to Chin-Kinng by specially chartered launch. Many prominent people in the city moved their families away and were prepared themselves to leave on a moment's notice.
It is learned from foreign official sources that the "Reds" in Hupeh, Honan and Kiangsi hold altogether!
21 foreign missionaries of six naionalities, namely, British, Ameri-tean, French, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish.
General Lu Ti-ping has sent tw jons to attack Kian, on the Kan ver, Kiangsi, which was recently captured by Communists unleaders, Pang Chu Teh and Mao Chen-who ravaged Changsha last The local papers state that Nanking aeroplanes are daily bombing. the Red forces in south Shansi and that they have teen doing so for! several days,—Reuter.
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