The relict experienced here, as the result of the Anhui victory, has been greatly tempered by the, coming to light of depredations com. mitted by the soliers "over the Moreover, there fas been abund: ant evidence that such are not only perpetrated by defeated troops. Several days ago when going out of the city, we unexpectedly mot one mounted and. two foot soldiers with a very long train of coolies return ing from Kuangtehcheo with their "spoils of war." Yet it all looked 80 very innocent, so entirely unassociated in one's' thoughts with the Dattle field, that but for those uniformed and armed men, it might have been a "fitting," for table chairs, some good blackwood ones among them, and a large-sized for-¢ign wire mattress in its frame, formed the bulk of their booty'; th many other bundles may only ha deen their military equipment! 01 wondered where they picked up the mattress, for, of course, like the. gypsies they do not steal, but just "ind things."
During the past week or 10 days numbers of soldiers have been re~ turning from Kuangteh and beyond, recalled to the north of the pro: vince because of bandit and "ta: tao linet" activities, and if al turned as heavily laden as these three, then they have left, many Aespoited homes in their wake, and tone is enabled to realize that the fears which take possession of the People at the sight of fighting sotdfers are not the outcome of "vain imaginations."
But peace is prevailing here just nov, and as a proof of requi confidence most schools will be opening shortly, official notice having been sent to the surrounding Aistricts exhorting country schools to open also.
'The Government Girls' School has been occupied recently by a company of local volunteers, who were enrolled and uniformed at. the time when the fate of this city seemed to be hanging in the balance, They were an "emergency" unit of 60 men under the flag of the Chamber of Commerce, and for some time watched night and day. both for "tufei" and defeated soldiers, the latter of whom they had intended to conciliate, for which purpose money had been subscribed and was held in' readiness. to be disbanded shortly, and their temporary quarters. will once again become "a seat of learn: ing." 'There are still some soldiers. ccaniped in the ity, and the gates guarded, but otherwise, we lit conclude that peace Had' been Prockaimed. However, we are kept. from indulging in any. such vain illusions by the periodical arrival of the "N.G.H,." so while rejoicing in the measure of pence that has been restored to this small corner it is tinged with a sense of uncertainty as to what the future may yet hold before this struggle is ended. But "Suffcient unto the day the evil thereof. day. Pontoons have been thrown over the rivers here outside the West and South gates, in preparation for retreat, when Fan com up. In a publie'notiee the military state that these pontoons are for the use of soldiers going out to drill, but they are ready to open the way, for the. retreat of the Northeners.
41,000 Government troops have gone forward to oppose Fan, and 500 from Tangiang, and 500 from here. These, with those who went forward to Tayu (Melling Pass), make probably a mixed brigade al gether. But they are going forward fu the spirit of fear, and defeat. They are afraid of Fan's troops, who, they say, have done well al-ady against. Chen Chiung-min. Rightly or wrongly, they say that no reinforcements can be expected from Nanchang, as the Northerners are too much occupied elsewhere at present to send reinforcements here. Apart from panic, however, there is really no, cause for fear, as there, are suffcignt troops on hand meet-the situation, if-they behar als they should,
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