Thus it is that the representatives, of the distri: met and asked a committee of foreigners and Chinese to proceed to Lanfeng to interview {General Ho, and seo what could be done to avoid a clack. This Committee considered the situation with General Han's representative, who iwas all politeness, and as suave as nything. He claimed that they! were all under Tuan Chijui, and therefore should not fight. If Genral Sun's men would not confer on Any other conditions they, the Shen-1 troops, would vacate Kaifeng, and fo several stations to the west, on Condition that Sun's Chikit troops remained at Lanfeng.
The delegation have been back, but an hour, with no very encouraging report from Generel HO. Sh Hee is determined ¢o come into. the city as soon a2 hia men can march hither, "Further ft is now learned that the forces of General Hu Chingart (ites "hotier now honan as Hu Li-sheng), when Pre vented the use of the Kin-Han and Lung-Hai lines 0, enter Kaifeng, have come overland, gy. are-now.in
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