CIVIL WAR IN CHINA

Evening Star, Issue 19375, 8 October 1926, Page 4

CIVIL WAR IN CHINA

FIGHTO FAVDRIHG REDS EFFORTS TO RESCUE MISSIONARIES SIEGE OP. WUCHANG CONTINUES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PEKING, October 7. (Received October 8, at 10.10 a.m.)

At Kiukiang the fighting favors the Rods. The city is in danger of falling. Bun Chuan-fang is frantically _ appealing for reinforcements. A British gunboat is proceeding to Kiukiang to protect foreign life and property. The Wuchang gates are being opened daily for a brief period to allow a portion of the population of 200,000 to escape. Several foreigners have also left.

The earlier report of the mutiny of the troops inside is confirmed, but it was quelled. The firing on foreign vessels continues, several arrivals at Hankow from Shanghai being riddled with bullets.

Efforts to rescue Mrs Freeman Davies, the captured Australian missionary, who was seized by bandits at Chowkaikow, so far have been fruitless on account of the floods and the prevalence of bandits throughout Honan,

Marshal Wu Pei-fn has deputed General Yon, with a division of troops, to rescue Mrs Davies at all costs. Relief is being sent the lady missionaries stranded in Chowkaikow, but it is feared that this is impossible at present owing to the flooded area. Volunteers' are attempting to reach the ladies in small boats.

The Chinese Republic police, who have been ordered to prevent the antiBritish demonstration at Shanghai on October 10—the anniversary of tno Chines© Republic—arrested to-day sixteen of the and closed all the offices of the Communistic parties and Students’ Union, which is a notorious anti-foreign organisation.