The Archive · 1934

ANTI-RED DRIVE IN HUPEH SUCCEEDS

Remants Still in Area Round Tsungyang Peking, Aug. 21.

Since the recovery of Lienkong. and Loyuan, the remnants of the Communists' who recently" invaded Fukien have been driven into. the mountains south-east of Ningteh, where they are now being held by the Government troops. During the day they remain in hiding and move out in the night.

The various Government troops are now under the unified command of General Wu Cheng-jen, Commander of the 49th Division, who 4s diligently combing the district.

'The remnants of the Red Army under Li Ming-jui, attempting push on to the border of Hunan province, are being held by. the Government' troops under General Han-huang, Commander of the Independent' 3rd" Division Army of Kuangtung.

General Vu Han-mou, Commander in-Chief of the Ist Route Army of Kuangtung, has sent scouting planes to the Hunan border to_watch the Communist forces there—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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