Peking, Sept. 24.
Advices received to-day from Chungking state that missionaries thave evacuated Paoning, about 260 miles north of Chungking, owing to a Communist threat against the town.
Details so far are lacking, but it is possible that it is a threat only of a Red foray and not of a definite advance—Reuter.
Hankow, Sept. 1
According to information obtained from a local military organization, the remnants of Ho Lung's Red forces latter meeting with a setback at the hands of the Kweichow provincial troops, have now retreated to Youyang, in the south-east comer of Szechuan, while part of their number have entered a place near Hengyang Hupen.
Gen. Hsu Yaan-chuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Bandit Suppression Forces on the Hupeh-Hunan border, has wired to the provincial authorlties in connection with the move ments of these remnants and requested reinforcements in western Hupeh—Reuter, Canton, Sept, 18.
The Communist menace on th Kweichow and Kwangsi border mains serious, according to latest oficial despatches.
It is revealed that the Hunan Reds nave now reached the Kwel-chow border and are attempting to eross the frontier to occupy Tung 'a town in western Kweichow, wit he object of joining up with the Red forces under the command of Ho Lung.
The Kweichow Provincial authorities are reported to be appealing to the Kwangsi military leaders to send ier troops into Kweichow to assist checking the advance of the Communist hordes, It is also reported that the van-[guards of the Communist army under Li Ming-shu have crossed the Kwel-chow frontier and apprehension is being felt regarding the Kweichow authorities' ability to check the out-Taws' advance, owing to political dissension and the doubtful attitude shown by some military commanders towards the present régim The possibility is reported that the Communists now in Kweichow may lenter Szechuan en route to Mongolia to obtain support from Russian Com-
The revival of Communist activities 1d_Kwelchow is caus-to the authorities Jand precautions are being taken to prevent the Reds in Kiangsi from making a fresh attempt to invade The place for
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