A Hsian dispatch states that owing to being overtaken with illness accompanied ly blood-spitting, HE. fz0 Mu, Viceroy designate of the Two Kuang provinces, asked recently for permission to resign the public service, which was denied by the Empress Dowager. Tao Mu therefore went on from Lanchou to Hsian where he met the Refugee Court on its arrival on the 26th ultimo. A few days afterwards Tao Mu was agi ill with blood-spitti in spite of which he could not get permission to resign. HE. will therefore have to make his journey slowly to the South by easy stages. From the above it is therefore evident that Tao Mu will have to become Viceroy of the Two Kuang after all, and that K'uei Chun and Wong Chih-chun will have to remain Viceroy of Szuchwin and Governor of Anhui, rexpeotively, for yeh awhile, vho " BLACK FLAGS."
A Changsha, capital of Hunan, dispatch states that Liu Yung-fu and his force of 3,000 Black Ilags arrived at that city from Canton on the st of October, eu route for "the rescue of the Empress Dowager" and sent by Té Shou, acting Viceroy of the Two Kuang provinces. Shortly after arrival at Changsha a telegram was re~ ceived by Liu Yung-fu from Viceroy 6 Shou commanding his immediate return to Canton owing to the critical condition of the province caused by the Triad rebellion, Ten days were allowed Liu Yung-fu to return to Canton and report himself. As it happened that Liu Yung-fu had already used up the money given him for his expenses and that of his troops Liu telegraphed back that he would not return to Canton unless he and his men were paid up all arrears and also money sufficient for them for at least 3 months. Hence the Black Flags at date of writing (October 20th) were still at Changsha.
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