Peiping. May 1.
Messages from Yunnanfu, the capltal of the province of Yunnan, state that the majority of foreign women lund children there evacuated the city bby train yesterday morning, going to Haiphong. The rest are following {as soon as possible.
The vanguards of the Red torces Yunnan are reported to be 15 miles north-east of the capital, with Nan-King troops in close pursuit.
The wife of one American Con sular oficial has left and Consular officials themselves are reported to sible accurately to estimate the peal rs ral numbers of the Communists, since Fighting in Srechuen Tostes. through men killed in' action Chungking, May 1 of captured have been partly re Serious fighting has been raging plenished by the conscription of all the vicinity of Chienkuo, northe: a uble-bodied persons in each village Szechuen, during the past few pasted. Tt is understood, however, between the Communists and Gove that their ammunition is at a very ment troops, The main Red forces Tow ebb, and that they have been Nader Hsu Shang-chien, after being reduced "to about six field radios. routed, retreated to Chienkuo, in a "The campaign ts made difficult ey attempt to occupy Kianyu and Hsin min. However, when they arrived ct the endless mountains which stretch Chieakuo, they were Gvertaken 204 across Kweichow, enabling the heavy fighting ensued Uightly-burdened Reds to. trek fa "A large Communist force is being while the Government forces are concentrated at Tsunghuachang, compelled to carry artillery and northern Szechuen, where the cupplles. The reformatory here for cently impressed Red soldiers are Communists rapidly is growing and being organized and undergoing rigid at present houses about 4,000- men. training. The Reds on the eastern Dark of the Hsiangsui river in Ching-Tien also have been considerably relnforced—Chekiai Agency.
Kweiyang. May 4.
Anticipating an enveloping move Foreign Missionaries Missing ment by the Government forces, the Communists in Kweichow have' fled Kweiyang, Bay 1. from the vicinity of Choching to the 'A request for information concerning the whereabouts of Misses west.
They passed Singtien and Trefren and Bush, two missionaries Wuting to-day, and are approaching [stationed at Annan, Southwest Kwei-'Yuanmow, 30 miles south of Chiang-chow, was contained in a telegram yih, on the Yangtze. Apparently their from' the American Consul at Yun-objective is Szechuan.
Meanwhile, General Chiang Kale shek continues his inspection of the istrict around Kweiyang.
Generalissimo to-day inspected the region east of the provincial capital, between Lungli and Kweiting. This area was traversed by the Reds in their flight to the south several weeks ago.—Reuter, bantu received here to-day by the China Inland Mission. No news is obtainable locally concerning the present whereabouts of the two
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