It is rumoured in certain quarteis that the Government has met oth reverees in, the Nandita pression campaign. queue Chairman Chiang (Kai-Shih) telegraph on this particular point. A reply just received from him [states that ever since the commence-iment, of the campaign last month, the Government has been victorious in every battle that has been fought, the more important being those at (Q) Hsiaoshih and Truchichen, (2) [Suwan, (3) Fengtien, (4) Tahsiungand. (5). at.'Shenkang and Tangkow. The ist, 3rd, 5th and 7th Group Armies of the bandits have taken part in one or the other of these battles and have all sustained [severe casualties; In the battles for Suwan, Tahiungkwan, Shenkang and Tangkow, the numbers of tives taken were particularly great, [it was personally admitted by Lo Niu-chang, Vice-Commander of the J6th Division of the bandit forces, who has been taken captive, th the losses sustained by the bat amounted to one-third of their total strength. "The new policy Jeampaign adopted by the Govern ment forees-—that is, fortification ground gained and gradual food [round-up of the marauders—has considerably brightened, hopes for early conclusion of the cam-'We must realise not merely the imperativeness of bandit, suppression but also the feasibility of the task. The various rumours are disseminated by the bandits, Jand must not be taken seriously. We must redouble our efforts for ithe suppression of the Red band try, 30.5 to deliver Kiangsi from the Red terror, and save Fukien fand the entire' country from the mace. This is. our resper towards the State and the
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