The Archive · 1938

KWANGTUNG GETTING "READY FOR WAR

Hongkong, Jan. 23.

War preparations are at present in jtull swing La Kwangtung. province and there is ceaseless activity.

The Chinese Central government has placed $3,600,000 at the disposal fof the provinelat °government for military purposes, especially for alr Protection, and thas promised the re-* rmittanee of another $1,500,000 The Kwangtung provincial govern: ment has also. received a. large Rumber of goods vans from the Hankow-Canton railway for the transport of ice stored at certain places for times of distress.—~Trans-ulla Expert Visits Canton Hongkong, Jan. 20. Ath the mission of train= militia in Kwang Chien-ying, a moted Communist expert on guerilla fare, arrived in Canton on 'Thursday night by alr feom Wuchang. where the. received" instructions from Gen. Chiang, Kat-shek, the vernacular press here reported to-day, 'Gen. Yeh, who until now served as Chief of Star' of the Communist Highth "Route Army, operating Shansi, will arm and train the people for resisting a Japanese thrust "into South China, if and when It com' the reports added, "informed Chinese quarters here be-Weved Gen. Yen's arrival might supply a fresh stimulus to the already oticcable friction between the mill= tary. offcors given power after the abortive revolt in the summer of 1990

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