The Red assailants adopted the habit of haranguing nightly the people from their side of the wall Wherever they could. On the night of September 19 the fiercest engagement took place. The Reds suffered heavily but their attack was ex: comparatively short distance, enabled the defending. troops, however, to throw out pickets on the hill outside the city. "They occupied that "point on. the afternoon. of September 20-and thus obtained a definite advantage. Yet the circle of the pesagers was not broken, The West Gate was the object of the fiercest, attacks culminatin somewhere about September 20 wit the tunnelling effort which Iuckly was defeated in the nick of time, as. allteady recorded. This then has been the tale of Yenping's protected they managed tog set travail in September. What for-fear without casualties. On tune has October in store for it? September 4 and 5, the Reds made Ttg inhabitants are in the state of desperate attempts to enter the city: The defending troops on the Wall penury and disorder. The, city's ublic utilities are wrecked. The de-fought well and drove them off. The fenders are hard pressed and greatly fighting on the night of the 5th in need of reinforcement. Garrison' was heavy and spectacular. The and citizens alike look to the Gov-enemy brought gins to bear and ernment to send aid soon. Other-the flashes from. their guns wid wise it will be too late. Even the from those of the defenders gave fa vivid light to the scene which, with the Fumbling of the ground From the ation of the unt, wes The inhabitants gradually became hardened to these. night" attacks. Inthe hospital the lights were extinguished but the stuff carried hospital has had to give up some of its essential labours in order to make room for panic-stricken people. whose houses are exposed Specially to the enemy fire. As the desolation increases so will disorder rt its baneful influence. in is in a sad way. The raising of the siege is an imperative duty. eben. etc ase Say Se aaa MoS Goal danse, ets pals Piccoli ye a fee ree oad vinees one. the stronghold of the 17,000 Massacred Nanking, Sept. 27.
A terrible story of slaughter and rapine by Communists in north-west Pukion was unfolded here to-day by semi-oficial despatch from Foo-jehol, which stated that, during a recent raid on the province by Reds, less than 17,000 people. including a large number of young students, were massacred. The message, however, contained the reassuring news that the Red menace in northwestern Fukien definitely was over, and that the situation was expected to be completely liquidated in another ten days.
A band of 3,000 Communists to the northwest of Yenping are reported to have been annihilated, while another band of sinfilar strength have also suffered heavy losses as the result of an unsuccessfal raid on Shuneheng. The latter force is being surrounded by Government troops.—Reuter.
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