'The generous treatment captured "soldiers by the Communists in. Kiang and the efforts at fraternisation ave causing some concern among' the Government oticers, according to. reports, from Nanchang. Three "divisions, " the 52nd, 59th and 11th, were defeat cly the Communists in February and innest of the officers were captured and killed but the ordinary soldier Luhan, Yufeng, Yihuang, Chishuai, Kiang, Taiho, Wanan and Kanhsien.
Canton Army's Success Later.
The Reds in southern Kis Kiangsi have been cleaned up the ist Army, according to an ical report circulated to-day, General Ho Chien, chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, is stated to have sent three battalions of his troops to west Kiangsi_to ce-operate with the Cantonese forces in their attack on the Reds.—Reuter.
An explanation In view of the growing apprehen-tapers Rea ey local wash Chinese news-liver the presence of Gen. Chiang papers nnd y local public bodies
Kaishek at Nanchang instead of arly departure forthe north, and is recent. speech in Kiangsi' forbidding military officers from discussing, an anti japanese aspirations leaders here have issued explanatory, "statements. to set at, rest all "speculative rumours.'
In an interview with press representatives, Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, stated that] the Kiangsi Communist' menace has been very serious, and the success of measures to' suppress Communists depends entirely upon Gen.
Kai-shek's personal direetion of the operations against them. If Gen. Chiang' leaves Kiangsi at Epread and alt en t, the Communist trouble will plans for the salvation of the nation will be wrecked, emphasised.
Before his departure for Nanking on, Monday hight Mr. Wan Chi ident of the critical stage of the Red menace anyone Who dares to advocate resis hi Japanese should be were released and each given three severely punished. This statement dollars, the conitlons of tu Hel ares resting story, illustrative main speech. should not, be read apart from the [Im the north is to Tenet the Japan duty of the army
in Kiangsi, was related by Dr. Wu, military' surgeon, who" was cap" in Kiangsi to suppress the Com: munist bandits. It is improper for Kiangst to suppress the Con. tured by the C after the defeat of the 11th division, but rethe soldiers in. Kiangs!"to. request turned to Nanchang after being re-for transfer to the north to fight Teased, Contrary' to the general the equally Important. task 'spanese, for they are engaged belief, the Communists. had good supplies of salt and medicine, "and signed by the Government. Somg bandages used bythe Reds. were even advocate that all the military, even cleaner than those used by the units now fighting the Communists Government troops, ho said. should be sent to the north, thereby leaving the Reds a free "hand in When first captured, Dr, Wu central Chi continued, he was taken before a and, permitting them Darefooted uniformed man. After to create havocs in the rear. To communism is to resist hig identity had been revealed, the Japan, believe, is the mean uniformed: man requested him to ing of Gen. 'Chiang's statement,' remain in the Red army. man also informed the surgeon that he Concerete Suppression Plans was @ divisional commander in the Canton, Apr. 22. army, saying that officers and men the Communist. troops dressed Concrete for, the, suppress alike and received similar treatment. the Communist te ip in The surgeon saw the barefooted commander next at tiffin time, when conference to-day between Genera hie and_ his fellow-prisoners were Chen Chi-tang and Tsai Ting-kai, given food to eat, The captive who confidently predict that the found the commander having' the
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