It is reported on good authority that Marshal Lu has fully 10,000 men in reserve along the line between Kashing—where there is any Jamount of rolling stook for their quick transport—and Sungkiang, land is keeping them in readin to hold up any advance from Tsing-}pu, should the expected—Kiangsu Jdrive come from that quarter. From all reports it appears that Marshal Lu is as confident of being able to put up a successful defence as his opponent is of getting through to Shanghai, Marshal Chi has moved his he quarters from Quinsan [Anting." He went-down the line in special car on Thursday morning fast, and somewhat in style, being accompanied by two aeroplanes just arrived from Soochow. Up to the Present the Kiangsu aviators have, Jnot materially contributed to the" progress of events. They have dropped bombs the size of a football intended for Nanziang station, but all of them have fallen in adjacent paddy fields Heavy Gui The Kiangsw gunnery strengthened by the arrival of two heavy Creuot guns, the biggest on, either side, mounted on railway trucks and observed four days ago in the railway siding at Quinsan, These guns, which have very sibly been laboriously hauled over from Kiungyin forts, are too heavy to be moved in the country where the troops are now engaged, and mo doubt an attempt will be made to use them from the railway line, If good gun crews can be found they should cause some anxiety on this side.
General Yano Ho-tsao and General Ho Feng-lin have gone to Nanziang to direct preparations now going forward there.
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