The Archive · 1920

The Defeated Troops

On Canton-Hankow Railway From Our Own Correspondent Wachang, June 30.

The defeated northern troops are now moving from Yochow towards Wuchang and Hankow. The Canton-Hankow Railway has fallen into their hands, and there is a great deal of anxiety felt in the Wu-han cities lest their hordes, of undisciplined brigands should wish to continue their looting operations in the Hupeh capital. Tuchun Wang has, of course, no use for such creatures, and if his troops stand firm there does not seem much danger. There is. however, always the possibility that the W chang troops may join forces w the newcomers and then the ci would probably suffer the same fate as Changsha.

A Chinese woman teachers' intitute was to_have been held this week at St. Hilda's School. just outside the small East Gate and alway. but owing to the political situation the project had to be abandoned, To add further to the city' troubles there are quite a number of enses of cholera.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account