Peking, Aug. 21, The Communists in Szechuen who Hankow, Aug. 24.
According, to an official communi-Jque from Marshal" Chang Hsueh Nang's headquarters at Wuchang to-day, Tsungyang, in South Hupeh, has been "practically cleared As a result of fighting on the sixteenth and seventeenth of this month, 50 bandits were killed and 34 arrested. Tu addition 26 guns were captured and three bandit organizations discovered.
The Government forces are still searching for parties of stray bandits fu the district and it is expected {tbat Tsungyang will soon be cleared lof this menace.
In north-east Hupeh the resignation of General Liu Cheng-hui, [Chairman of Anhwei, as Chief Commander of the Bandit" Suppression {forces on the borders of "Honan, Hupeh and Anhwei, has tually bees Jaccepted in official circles, and he will" now devote his time solely to the political affairs of his province. The post he has just vacated is to be abolished and all outstanding matters will be attended to by the [Headquarters of the Three Provinces. recently attempted to invade Shensi have been checked by the Government troops there.
Tt is learned that there are still some Communists disturbing Shensi border and General Sun Wel-ju, Commander of the 17th Division, has given orders to his troops to suppress the activities of these out-Taws-—Reuter.
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