Recent despatches received by the local authorities of this city from Ngochou, Kuangsi, state that some four or five thousand men under the leadership of two men called Hsix and Mao have set up the standard of rebellion in the hilly react of country called Tat'ungshan belonging to the district of Hunichil, ich they have of their operations against he government. Their principal standards tain different mottoes, such as "Pence viding Inw'and order," and We. rob the rich to aid the poor," and such like, AN] pot. In many eases a nian can only earn the surrounding emptied of its ty by the inst authorities at Kueilin, the capital of gsi, are sending three brigades of disciplined troops to the scene of operations The insurgents are composed entirely of men from the Two Kuang provinces, and are reported to be fairly well provided with sun all arma, but they lack artillery. The first brigade of regulars, twelve hundred strong, passed Ng. he Zist ult, on their way to Huai ud should by this time be faci gent army. The other two brigades, consisting of 500 cavalry, three batteries of mountain artillery and 2,000 infantry, are also being rapidly, pushed forward by the Acting Guvernor of Kuangsi, Apropos of this, we hear also that a telegram from Kueilin arrived here on Friday for H.E. Chang Lien-kuei, who started from this purt Inst week for Y ch'énghsie: on a short visit to his Exe lency's home, requesting the Governo immediate presence at the capital.
This telegram has been forwarded on to Yichenghsien by the native officials here.
Despatches received by the local authorities from Tsaochingfu, Kuangtung, state that a numerous band of banditti under celebrated local chief, Ch'en Fu, whose i fas*ness of with the Kuangsi insurgents of hsien. the two dist sot K'aichien in Kuangtung and Huaichih in Kuangsi being conterminous, This will therefore necessitate joint action on the part of the high authorities of the two provinces, and probably H.E. Chang Lien-kuei will have to stay a day or two at Canton before proceeding to his post in Kuangsi, H.E. is expected to leave this for the south tonight, and as matters are urgent in his province, he will probably be at Kueilin, the capital of Kuangei, by the 21st instant or earlier.
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