Five days ago we leamed that a brigade of General Wang's. division was'en route to the relief of our city. 'Tf the Red army had gone across at Pin-shan, this brigade would have been too. latd However. they will be very welcome whenever they come for quite aside from the dan-wer of the Reds, this whole area Fequires severe' policing A letter from Slufu records that a guard escorting cargo boats was attacked above Stufu, the *quards all killed fand their 30 rifles taken. After this the oats were allowed to proceed on payment of $3,000! The down river cargo boats had been allowed to'slip by unmolested, and when well ray. the up-river boats were attack This band of robbers. has its Tendezvovs in the hills to the south Teading by a small road fo Pin-shan where, up {ill now, the Red army iota Boer esta yesterday that the Losu might easily be persuaded to welcome the Reds on the basis that they (the Reds) are anti-Han, At the meeting! of the delegates of the five hsiens, was hoped the Reds might try to cut across' the Liang mountains. The cleverest man of the tip gear Cherry blossoms vie with The rape folds are booming
the white magnolia in. bringing ug. the. cheery. message of "spring! The black-bitd's song has tu ita new note of gladness, andthe Ut! Winter' birds Seem te have left us
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