Canton, June 27.
Immediate cessation of civil war is declared to be one of the prime obactives of the South-western leaders, in a joint telegram sent to-day by 'Mr. Hwang Vu-chu, chairman of the Kwangsi Provincial' Government, and Mz. Ma Chun-wa, Chancellor Kwangsi University, to Messrs, Pal [Ching-tien and Tong Chia-yen, inembers of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, who are in Nanking.
the same time the headquarters of the Fourth Army Group issued Blanket denial that any hostilities have occurred, with particular refference to the reported clash at Hengchow, 'A. public inquiry Into troop movements was urged to-day in a circular letter widely. distributed here and bearing the names of Generals Chen Chi-tang. and Li Tsung-jen. "We would welcome the organization by the public of an investigation commission to ascertain the truth regard-Ing our troop movements and those of Nanking." the letter said, The fantiJapanese stand of the two was alterated in the letter, and. thal determined policy to avoid civil war Referring to reports that Kwan; tung troops have occupied the town of Hulchang in Kiangsi, it was pointed out by headquarters of the: First Army group that although, by' agreement with Nanking this town is included in the area assigned to Kwangtung troops for peace pre~ servation, it has for more than a year been occupied by Central Government troops, working in ce-operation with the Kwangtung forces for Communist suppression, The zone of the Kwangtung troops was described as being south of the Nam Yung mountains, and Huishang is considerably south of the range.
any troops have been seen 0c: cupying the town," a spokesman at headquarters said, "they must have been the Central Government troops who have been ce-operating in Com-minnist suppression."—United Press,
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