It was reported in an issue of the ""North-China Herald" in August last that a boycott foreign goods had been instituted at Wenchow, the products chiefly affected, being cigarettes and fertilizers. According to the latest report received from a rel fable source, it appears that a Tepresentative of a local foreign tobacco company recently paid 'a visit to Wenchow and called Upon Mr, Hsu Pan-yun, Special Supervisor of the Civil Administration of the Wenchow District, and obtained from him an off: lal rescript stating that the Yungkia Magistrate had been instructed to put a stop to any {legal interference with the selling of cigarettes Tt is to be hoped that this measure will be entirely effec tual and satisfactory.
New Communist Drive Information gathered from private sources indicates that the optimistic official statements are. well-founded and that public confidence in the Kwangsi army's ability successfully to defend Kwangsi is increasing, which is shown by a continual rise {in the value of the provincial paper currency. That the Reds actually have evacuated sections near Pinglo and Chaoping, on the Fu River, Seems indisputable. In fact, it is how ascertained that their thrust from Hohsien to these Fu River! towns merely was a military threat, designed to throw confusion into the rear of the Kwangsi Army. The' situation in this sector is now quiet and the Kwangsi military authorities fare reported to be issuing orders for reopening the Fu River to normal Chinese reports state that, with view'to giving substantial ald to the westward-bound Reds, the Communist forees commanded by Ho Lung and Hsia Keh have commenced a drive on Western Hunan from Kweichow. Five gunboats attached to the Canton River Flotilla have been rushed to Tebhsin and Fengehuen on the: West River to guard the western frontier of Kwangtung. the Government troops hereafter will be to round up scattered outlaws hiding in the mountainous regions.
Ninghua was the only remaining Red stronghold in western Fukien. Of the 600 outlaws in the city, 200 were slain by the Government troops on Friday, while the rest were forced to flee to Chungslia, north of the city=—Kuo Min.
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