Telegrams from the North report as follows General Ma Yii-kun, who is now Chief Commandant of the late General Sung Ch'ing's troops, has reached Hsingt'ang-hsien, Chénting prefecture, Chihli province, from the T'ungkuan Pass, with 10,000 troops with orders to prevent the westward progress of the Allied forces. General Ma has also a large force of cavalry with him. Hsingt'anghsien is some 74 li North of Chéntingfu.—General Fang Vu-st eng, at the head of about 8,000 Hunan tr arrived at Kukuan, on the Chihli-horders.—General Yi, commanding the Chekiang Rescue army (5,000 men) who had been hitherto evcamping at Huolu, Chihli, arrived at Weihuifu, Honan province, on the 7th instant, to join the other corps ordered to prevent the westward progress of the Allies.
20th Noc.
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