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Show Battle on With Red Cantonese Army Shanghai A toho news agency dispatch dis-patch from Kiukiang says that an ex- tensive battle between northern Chi- j nese troops and "red" Cantonese forces for-ces is in progress in the region of Nanchang. to the south of Kiukiang, in Kiangsi province. It also says that another battle is being fought around Tienchiachen. on the Yangtze river. The river steamer Kasugasan Maru of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. a Japanese concern, was fired on recently by Chi- nese troops and compelled to return to Kiukiang. It is believed that river traffic traf-fic between Kiukiang and Hankow is no longer possible because of danger from attacks by Chinese troops along the banks. j |