The Archive · 1934

Reassuring Report Generalissimo Escapes in Bomb Outrage

FROM RED AREA

British Missionaries Not in Imminent Danger Canton, Nov. 10.

While fighting between the Reds and Government troops is still proceeding In southern Hunan and northern Kwangtung, foreign Consular authorities ere are watching closely developments in border towns. There are five British missionaries and a few other foreigners at Shiuewen, on the border between Kwang: tung and Kiangsi. There is, how fever, no imminent danger, and no evacuation has been. contemplated yet The latest reports indicate that the \Cantonese generals are gathering at Shiukwan to discuss plans to fight the invaders. Shiukwan, northern Kwangtung's most strategic point, is now well fortified. It has a complete war camp, with troops arriving continuously to reinforce the defence.

Cantonese aeroplanes to-day flew over the Communist areas and dropped pamphlets containing an offer of cash reward of $100,000 apiece for the capture alive of either Chu Teh 'oF Mao Cheh-tung, the notorious Red leaders, while $50,000 is offered for their heads. A'sum of $10,000 apiece offered for the capture or killing of Lin Liao, Peng Teh-huai, and Tung Cneng-tong, the leading Red or killing of each Communist divi. sion commander; $900 for the capture of every machine-gun, and $50 for each rille—Reuter.

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

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