Seven Chinese organisations, Peking, July 20,
cluding' several. antisJapanese™ na: tional. salvation societies, have
fof an aniticcommunist federate inued a Joint cal for the formation game jeration in manifesto to the public, they say" that since the Mukden outer last September, "commun have "been carrying. agitation under' the riotism. "Recently. they acted in collusion with reactionaries to stir up trouble in various educa tional establishments. in order to undermine the" strength "of the Chinese revolutionary movement.
"At~ this moment "of national ¢risis, we cannot tolerate the activi traitors any" longer,"
sto adds.
The declaration goes on to say that the seven Chinese bodies concerned have decided to establish an anti-communist. federation so, as to rid the ancient capital of the red arrival of units of the 19th Route JArmy to reinforce the militia now defending that city.
One brigade of the 60th Division Jattached to the 19th Route Army has arrived at Nantsing, 37 miles cast fof Shihehung, and. is proceeding westward toward. Shihchung. The! [Gendarmerie Regiment of the Army' totalling 2,000 men, arrived here on [Tuesday from Canton.
view of the fact that the 49th Division under General Change Chen nas experienced strenuous fighting during the recent battle for the recapture of Changchow, General Hisai Ting-kai, Commander of the Both Army and Acting Director of the Foochow Pacification Headquarters, has ordered it to remain at the rear in Changchow and Shihma for!
needed rest and further training.
'A Canton message says that Gen-Jeral Chen Chi-tang, Commander of the Kuangtung Provincial Forees, entrained for Shiuchow on July 20 fsecompanied. by General Li Yang-ching, Commander of the 3rd Kuang ung Army, who recently arrived from the Bavt River District.
General Chen's movements have incen kept very secret and no an-Inouncement' was made previous.to his sudden. dep: Wis under stood that a military conference will loc held at Namyung among the ranking commanders of Kuangtung, lowing which General Chen will june personal command of the fanti-Red campaign in southern General Vu Han-mov, Commander of the Ist Kuangtung Army, is. ported to have arrived at Namyung from Tayu by air on Tuesday and already conferring. with General Hisiang Han-pin, Commander of the Kuangtung Army, relative to the impending Joint drive.
tis Teamt that the South-western Political Affairs Committee has instructed "General Pai Chung. Vice-Commander of the Kuangsi Provincial Forces, to proceed to fnovthern Kuangtung and assist, in te, campaign. General Wu Chifwel's 00th Tivision, (composed of the Famous "ironsides") is also stated to have beewordered by General Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War' and JCommander-in-Chief of the Ba [Suppression Forces for the Kiangsi-[Kuangtung-Fukien borders, to con-Jcentrate in southern Kiang'
Recording to dispatches. from the front, a heavy" concentration of out law nits under Peng Te-huai has been noted less than 30 miles north mung apparently getting ready for a renewed attack on Nam lyring in" order to. sever com-yung. Several airplanes have been ent to raid them.
While preparations are under way for a general offensive against the Reds, defensive measures. are also being taken. According to plans of the Kuangtung Army headquarters, the first tine of defence will be INamyung and the second line Shiuchow, while the third and last line is to'stretch along the outskirts lof Canton city. "Large quantities of materials' for the construction of menace and drastic methods against the reds. that they will take defences have been transported northward during the last few days. Chinese communist Owing to. the party is still an fact that the He illegal organisation, it is dificult], With the capture of Changtsai. to find out how many disciples of kang, in central Hupeh, by the Gov-Marx there are in Peking, but their ernment forces, the bandits under number is generally believed to be considerable. Practically in. eve Government university there are a number of communist students.
Usually they ave active in student councils and try to capture all the ganisation that exists. Last. tember, following, occupation of ace fisociations of various universities formed. an_anti-Japanese. national salvation student federation, but 3 than. a._month, the federation captured by the communists with the result that the moderates: Finally had. to disown it and. form another federation, Other familiar tactics of the communists are to smuggle, themselves into public meetings and heckle the Speakers who are known to be not Yrell disposed "toward communism. For example, about a week ago, a series of lectures was given tiner {he cal YALE: in the auditorium of the P.U: M.C, the Rockefeller institution,. the "speakers including Dr, Hu Shih, the eminent Chinese philosopher and, Dr. Leonard Hsu, professor of sociology at Yenching! University.
As usual, a group of communist students smuggled themselves into the auditorium, despite the preeautions taken by the police, and heck-Jed Dr. Hu and Dr, Hew, asking them to commit, themselves og gards communism, though; thelr Subjects had nothing to do with tha. topic whatsoever—Reuler, the notorious Ho Lung have crossed the Han River and fied to Chie Kiang (southern Hupeh), where they are being jointly attacked by the 10th Army under General Hsu Yuan-chuan and the 2ist Army under General Wang Ling-chi.
A part of the outlaw units attempted to flee northwards to Tsao-shih but they were repulsed the with Division under General Hsiao Chih-chu. Government detachments have been sent to round up all remnants along both banks of the Han River, while the River itself has been blockaded so as to prevent supplies from reaching the brigands—Kuo Min, Canton, July 24. back toward their base at Sinfeng, according to despatches received from General Ta, Cor mander of the Sth Kuangtung Divi sion, It is stated that this bandit force consisted of men who deserted last year from the 26th Route Army, under General Sun Lien-chung. southern Kiangsi, are now free of bandits—Kuo Min.
Hankow, July 25.
Chienkiang, the stronghold of the "Red" bandits under the notorious Ho Lung and Tuan Ta-chang in Jsouthern Hupeh, was captured yes-
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