The Chefoo correspondent of the "Sin-wénpao" reports that he learns from several refugee Chinese who had been working at the forts around Port Arthur, that the majority of the Russian garrison there have lost heart and that, not including deserters who have managed to get away elsewhere, over. 2,000 have surrendered to the Japanese besiegers within the past week. Contrary to reports from other sources the unanimous testimony of natives arriving in Chefoo from Port Arthur seems to show that since the Sth instant, the spirit for fighting has left the majority of the troops in Port Arthur, The Mutineers of Liuchou, Kuangsi, who it will be remembered, rebelled and sacked that city last month, according to a Canton dispatch, have now begun fighting each other, owing to the alleged unequal division of the plunder taken b, them from Liuchou and other cities.
The mutineers were divided into throe bodies under the respective leaders of Liang Kuei-tsai, Lu A-fa and Sze, During the fighting the mutineers under the latter two combined and fought Liang's band, resulting in the slaying of Liang and the dispersion of his band. Finally, when it came to the d of the' plunder left by Liang, and his men between Lu A-fa and Ao Sze these two again started a° fight amongst them.
Ives, when Lu was slain in the conflict and his and Tiang's plunder is now in! the possession of Ao Sze and his men.
Riot at Sanshui (Samshui).
Another correspondent at Canton reports that owing to the institution by the provincial authorities of Kuangtung of an additional tax on passenger' and cargo boats plying between Canton and other cities in that province, the crews of these boats started a strike the othe: day at Sanshui (Samshui) as a protest against the measure. The authorities, however, persisting in collecting the tax, the boating population of Sanshui began to create disturbance, finally wrecking the tax office and seriously injuring the oficial and many of his mob of runners and tax collectors. Boat trafic between Canton ani Saushui is now at a standstill.
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