Changsha, Nov. 17.
Once more we seem to be on the brink of plunging into civil warfare. Yesterday afternoon news was. received from Pingkiang of the murder of Hsiao Ch'ang-chih, the commander of the troops in that division. At present the province is divided into 12 division: each under the command of a "ghih-lin" or general. The troops in a division vary from six to even 16 battalions; the men in a battalion from 300 to 500. The 5th divigion i.e. Pingkiang, has recently been increased from six to ten battalions. Soon after the Northerners left, this division was under the command of Liu Meng-lung; but not long ago, he was replaced by Ilsiao Ch'ang-chih who for most of the time that the southerners held on to Yungchowfu, was the Defence Commissioner of that city.
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