That the people here appreciate the: Generalissimo's efforts on their be-halt was shown when on April 18 a spontaneous mass procession in which over 30,000 people participated marched past the Generalissimo's residence, for although they had previously wanted to hold a mass meeting welcome him, he had declined with thanks. No one not resident in Kuelchow can fully understand how the exemption of the next year's Iand tax and ie abolition of the "Opium Prohibition Fine," which practically forced every farmer to grow opium to pay the tax, have lightened the burden of the people.
"Wang Chia-lih the Provincial Chatrman has resigned and to the great {Joy of the people his resignation has been accepted by the Central Govern ment with odditying alacrity, for dur~ his three years of tenure of office he has Rot won their love by his! ruthless methods of exacting grain {ribule in addition to levying taxes under every possible pretext. Now that the Central Government has appointed one of its own men, Mr. El-ching, a former Chairman of Anhhwei_ who has had a good record in to govern the distribution of food 'The Government forces this' last week has made considerable headway In keeping track of the bandits, and with the help of the bombers' they have inflicted heavy punishment upon the elusive enemy. The fine weather of the last few days has proved a helping factor in the Government} vlefories at Shun-Run and two days later at Way-Say, on the Yunnan border, towards "which the communists have fled, having had their southern route into Kuangsi blocked effectively. The total losses of the communists number about 3,000. The high light of aerial bombing, haw. fever, occurred when on April 24 some Jbombers sighted a group of leading communists and high military officers fleeing on horseback and in sedans among little used mountain trails west Jot Way-Say and succeeded in blowing them to bits.
At this present writing the remnante of the communist third route army, and like all remnants there sull Seem to be plenty of them left, are attempting to elude the net the Government forces have formed in the south-western corner of the prov-Inge. Whether they succeed this time remains to be seen, but the chances fare that their end ie very near, for the Government's policy of never letting them stop running for their lives Is for this part of the country the most effective tactics yet evolved. General Hsth Yoh, Chief Field Commander of Kueichow, was cent to Woy-Say by the Generalissimo to take personal command of the troops, and we understand that the Generalissimo himself will make a survey of the district by alr.
Another event which has been made possible by the pest few days of sunshine is the successful survey, trip made into Yunnan by the Generalissimo's Tri-Motor Fara plane. This is the frst time that a plane has been able to get through and over the high mountains on the border. [For the past month the C.N.A.C. plane Jand other planes have made various
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