Canton, Apr. 25.
The 3,000 Northern troops siding with the Kuangsi forces, who made a feint retreat to Shiukuan on April 19, suddenly returned to Sunkai yesterday and almost surprised the Constitutionalist forces, whose advance was checked not a little. The Constitutionalists lost nearly 100 men killed, while the Northerners are reported to have lost 200 men.
The situation on the West River remains unchanged. The Constitutionalist forces are re-establishing themselves at Shiuhing and also the important towns up the river.—Reuter.
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