Chinese Believe Red Advance Has Ended Foochow, Aug. 5.
Chinese National government troops, to-day continued their march towards Shuikow, a village on the Min river about' 25 miles west of here, which was captured late on Wednesday evening by Communist forces under Lo Ping-hui. Strict secrecy was being maintained regarding the movements of the government troops.
Meantime, reports reaching here from the area under Communist occupation indicated that a. force of "Red" troops. 4,000 to 5,000 strong had crossed the Min river south of Shuikow and was marching Minching, south of the river.
General Chiang Ting-wen, commander-in-chief of government troops Jin Fukien province, who came here from Changchow by aeroplane [Friday to direct the anti-Communist forces, left here to-day to return his headquarters.
This was held by local business men as indicating that the authorifics here consider the threat of the [Communist forces against Foochow [definitely warded off.
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