Shanghai, Mar, 23, Shots fired from the south bank of the Yangtze above Kiukiang gave rise to the belief in shipping circles yesterday that Communists had succeded in breaking through the Government troops and reaching the river. The incidents reporte curred. at Kingkao, fifty miles above Kiukiang, but nothing to confirm that developments there were serous could be learned yesterday The "North - China" Herald" was informed that there had ber certain amount of firing by apjavently stray bandits on Chinese junks passing Hunter's Island. in that neighbourhood. The command Jder of the troops at Wuhu had sent 2,000 men to the spot and. the ing had censed. The bandits set to have withdrawn without putting up any resistance,
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