Two or three regiments have gone. from Shiuchow towards Nanyung. Before he left, the magistrate called out all the Mantuan, and had them come from far and wide to the seat of government, So it is, probable that Nanyung is in no imme danger of being taken by the reactionary troops. And in all likelihood Ho and Lung have not a remote chance of coming within firing dis tance of Shiukuan. The best bet is that the Red troops. will be turned aside and forced towards the mountain ranges that—_ separate Kuangtung from Kiangsi, Surely they cannot get into Car ton, where even now there are enough regulars to defeat any 10000 ce 16800. that. the sobd leaders can muster for the si Tad not a defection la the ranks of the Shiukuan garrison been revealed in the nick of time, it might have been a horse of another colour.
One of the officers of a very low rank confided to his colonel that every one of his colleagues, every one. holding a commission other than he and the colonel had been bought over by Red agents, who had the wherewithal to buy the honour and loyalty of one and all, Twenty-seven officers and men earlier in the week forfeited their lives for their treachery, and other regiments are Lslieved to rely dependable.
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