Chinkiang, Sept. 16. nearing successful completion was suppression campaign in, Hupeh Fukien-Kwapgtung area-and by the) there is considerable quick movement of the government Jamongst the population of Harbi Cholera has attacked the west Desi the phenomenal heat announced by General Chiang Kai-the, in the course of a report made at the weekly memorial service here, General Chiang said that the Government forces scored a number of decisive victories daring the past week. Macheng, a bandit strong-old on the Anhai-Hupeh border has been recaptured, while Hsinchi, on the Honan-Hupeh border, which is the seat of the "Soviets" for the Provinees of Honan, Hupeh, and Ambuj, has also been taken by- the Government forces. The regi around the Hung Hu (Lake) is being cleared of all: traces of the bandits and the main forees under
Kung Ho-chung and Ho Lung, in notorious Red bandit lende: s, garters Hupeh, have been shattto4. forees from' Anhwei into" the provineial capital, lowing to the extreme measures bei In -the meantime, fierce battles taken for the protection of the town twere fought near' Fuchow, 180 Li by the Japanese military forces, peo-southeast of Nancheng, between the Reds and the government forces ple fearing that an attack of some ind is. ex for only are under the personal command of Gen-bandits on the increase, but there eral Sun Lien-chung. Owing to the Jare many rumours that emissaries jot Marshal Chang Haueh-liang have force were repulsed jan cheng ammunition the Communist got in city and are preparing immediately became safe, After 2 cause riots and trouble of some their failure to capture Fuchow, the /Reds turned back and attempted to Barbed wire fencing has been disarm the 8th Division " under erected all round the town beyond General Mao Ping-wen, the 23rd the suburbs and placed at Division under General' Lee Yun-the gates in this fence, At all the jehiao and the 24th Division under bridges leading to the southern General Hsu K'o-hsiang of the gov-Jernment forces in Nancheng, 150 li sabre here are alo stu who stop every car' pass: southeast of Fuchow. After two ing along the road, searching for with a vengeance. Te came, steadily the river ike a destroying wave land claimed city after city teaving wide area of destruction of Ife its terrible wake, It reached Cheng ta' near the end' of July. 'The city health authorities, aseivied by the West" China Comme of Health Education, earvied on a° rapid' and lvigerour campaign of prevention, The disease was not prevented lout the copie in the ity and sure rounding districts were educated as methods of defence. by. wisely placed placards and abundance: literature, Statons were opened for anti-cholera injections, The hospliais were. soon filled and the mayer of the city, fasted by the Red Cross jane It is, therefore, confidently ted days' severe fighting just outside of that' the whole' province will be rid ithe city. gate of Nancheng, the of the Red bandit pest within ten Jgovernment troops finally defeated days, General Chiang declared. the Communist forces which re-General Chiang emphasised that {treated then to Nanfeng, 120. li only three months had elapsed since [sooth of Nancheng.
came to Hankow to assume per-Immediately by the order of Gen-ign. He eral Ho Ying-ching, the government attributed the spectacular successes ing of the &th Di of the Government forces within land the 23rd Division this brief space of time to the un-cheng and the 18th army of remitting efforts and devotion of the [General Chen-cheng and. the 4th entire bandit-suppress Jarmy of General Wu Chi-wei from Continuing, he said that with the th gave hot pursuit, to the possible spies and arms of any kind. So severe is this search, that cars leareying the British flag. and with British occupants have been_stop-eds as sto the ear of the CER.
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Notwithstanding all these precautions, a foul murder was committed yesterday by bandits im one of the suburbs of the town. A. well known contractor named Kulesbot, who has large house in this suburb, was driving in hi¢ own ear with his wife iZencies, quickly provided big temples. "Beh Nic. Pay" or zamicpa healt" in one of tne the "White. clay. medicine?" was mixed in large quantities and given freely to the people. This cheap Tem stopping the vomiting, and giving the wietim a chance forte, "How, lever, the regular variety of cholera fas mixed with a particulary. wie lent! type that caused fatalities Within tio and three. hours with neither of the usual accompanying military phase of the campaign Reds. On August 31, the Commun-nearing consummation, redoubled efforts fort {sts abandoned Nanfeng and went the political and economic rehabilitation ack to their stronghold at Kwang-ichang, 130 Li south of Nanfeng. ofthe banditcravaged regions, Such Since their defeats near Fuchow and rehabilitation should aim. primarily 'Nancheng, The Reds, especially their at the restoration of pence leaders, lost their unifying' spirit security and development of rural economy. selves. fad began to quarrel among them-this connection, Ger From a very reliable source it ix learned. that on Sept. 11, General Kuo Ping-sun, Commander of the the ever-increasing labour unrest, He said: that property owners and 2nd Division of the Sth army of the drd_ Red Army Corps sent a employers must be ensured a reasotable margin of profit, for other messenger to General Wu Chi-wei, there would be no incentive for in: Commander of the 4th government vestment. In. the carrying out of army to make arangoment for sur-economic' rehabilitation, these ques-render. On Sept. 12, a telegram from General Wu Chi-wei to Gentions must also be stiven serio attention so that. productive enter eral Ho's headquarters showed that} prises may be encouraged the arrangement has been completed developed, General Chiang declared, Jand they are ordered to stay Lo-an, 416 li south of Nancheng for reorganisation, As a reward. for 'Tenth Army's Success their returning to the government fold, General Wo Ying-chingyester-Unhampered now by anxiety over day' sent $10,000 and ordered Ger the garrisoning of the Wuhan cities, feral Wu" Chi-wei that which was taken over by the 87th iment be given to the surrender-and. 88th Divisions shortly before! ed communist troops. If the Kuang-the arrival," of General "Chia tung army can ce-operate with "the" 10th Army" under those of the central government and 'Yoan-chuen i reported wyed some considerable the Division "commanders do act jsquecze their soldiers' wages, the complete eradication of the" Red operating in the Hung Lake menace in Kiangsi is at present not dintaiet to, the west of Hankow. hard, as the Communist forces are 'Three divisions of the 10th Army, tunable to stay in their strongholds the ist, 47th and 48th, are now much longer and be secluded from holding fines running in' the form outside on account of the lack of triangle with" Yokiakow, foodstuff, especially of salt, and as Tegoshin and Tsaition as the points, the opinion of the Communist Headers is now divided. This is the scheme of operations, it in Ye-whether the ported, has successfully bottled up the main Communist armies. and it are able utilise it or not we have to wait and Js"hoped to clear the area. by. the eng'of the month." 2 see, "To avoid the Communists Drea ent tion has. been "taken Large ing" through the net, every" pr
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