Canton, Nov. 23.
In withdrawing from Kuangsi large part of General Heung Hon-ping's Koangtong Division fell into a trap "and. suffered many feasualties, and it is estimated that 8 third of the division were disarmed. fare continuing. Meanwhile there Fa-kuei settlement Nogi
is little fighting. The Government are sanguine that peace will be restored within. a month. The opslace in Canton are not alarmed.
Five aeroplanes arrived here last night. They left Hankow Thursday, staying overnight at! Changsha. Of these five planes, the Chung Shan, Poon Vu and Tung: Hoon are Kuantong planes, while the Changsha and Hankow belong to Hankow.
Threat to Bomb Wuchow Nov, 25.
Kuangtung aeroplanes dropped circulars over Wuchow, on the West River, on the Kuangsi-Kuangtung border, yesterday warning the Mi! populace to evacuate within 24 hours because the city is to be bombed] after that period expires—Reuter, Hongkong, Nov, 25. the fighting situation in Kuangtung has assumed ext tension is indicated in the various reports reaching here. No open! clash has, however, been reported up till now.
The Kuangsi_ troops, whi entered Wuchow on Sunday, have advanced eastward and already reached Tehhsing, Ger Huang Shao-hsiung commanding the operations at Tucheng.
Bandits have become.active in various districts as the result of the concentration of the Kuan tung troops in a shortened battle line, says another report.—Rengo, Canton, Nov. 25.
Some of the Kuangsi generals sisting the so-called "Iron-under the command—of]
General Chang Fa-kuei.
The Kuangtung commanders are reported to be voluntarily relinuishing the country beyond Sam. shui, at the confluence of the North and West tivers, roughly 25 miles west of Canton, No serious fighting has taken place so far, for the "Ironsides," who ave now near Pingshek ai Lokchong, in northern Kuangtung, are not advancing—Reuter, Camp:
n Against Chang Fa-kuei Nanking, Nov. 26.
In spite of the report that the Canton issue may be settled Peaceful means between General Chang Fa-kuei, leader of the "Iron-ides," andthe present Canton authorities, the Government are speeding up preparations for a military campaign on a large scale the south in the immediate future, As a result of conferences among! ing Kai-shek, General. Ho Ying-ching, General Tan Yen-kai, Mr. Hu) Han-min, Mr. Sun Fo and others, it was decided to send reinforeements, ammunition and military supplies, to the south from Hankow, Hunan, Anhui, Shanghai and Nas-king.
Apert from the troops under General Chiang. Ting-wen and] General Mao Ping-wen, who have] been ordered to proceed to, Cantoa
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