Bridges to the south of Wuhu have been destroyed a second time by the 'Reds', which is hampering the, movement of troops into the trouble zone, while they are also handicapped by the tactics of the Communist commanders in. splitting a full division into innumerable roving bands, who are looting and pillaging over a wide territory.
Concern regarding the situation in Wuhu was further relieved this morning by the arrival of the USS.
Tunki, which is reported to be the heart of the trouble zone, were among those who reached the China Inland Mission here, The Rev.
Howard Smith, who was captured by Communists in a raid on Pengshul, Szechuan, last May, but managed to escape after being for several weeks in the hands of the bandits, also arrived here last night, with Mrs. Smith. The close approach of the Reds forced them to abandon the (China Inland Mission at Nanling.
Driven from their station at Suancheng, Mr. and Mrs. George Birch, of the China Inland Mission, also fave taken refuge here, while the same mission has evacuated its station at Hweshan, northern Anhwei, Mr. and Mrs. B.C. Whipple moving to Huan, one station closer to Wuhu—United Press.
Miss C. Readshaw (Langkl) and Miss E."E. Moull (Nanling), both British ladies, also have been reported as having arrived in Wuhu.
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