Without Convoy: Service Normal Again from Hankow to Ichang they replied that he (Teng) should bbe in office especially at this criti rime, and would keep on as Tupan of Kiangse as he had done quite well along the line of maintaining peace and order of the province.
River steamers can only reach Kiukiang and go back to Shanghai for it is too risky to go up to Hankow passing Hwankchow where fighting has been thing place, 'The be s coming down from Hankow week had over 4,000 people on of each boat, plus luggage, freight, ete. It was very crowded. People' who wanted to board the boat from Kiukiang went down to down river ports but found no piece to stand.
We are informed by Messrs.
AccorDinG to the Chinese presi Jardine, Matheson & Ca, that their! yrarshal Sun Chuan-fang has issued steamers on the Hankow-Ichang} orders to suppress the "Strike section of the river are now running Daily." printed by the strike com: normally and are able to proceed mittee, between the two ports without being convoyed. It is stated that most A BATTALION of Chekiang troops of the company's steamers are now for the Kiangsi front passed lying at chang, but they are gradually being taken to Hankowy through Shanghai on Monday with several cannon, They took wit so that the normal programme can] them a number of poni These be again inaugurated. men will be placed under the command of the Tupan. of Chekiang, MoKDeN, Sept.
18—Marshal|Gen. Lu Hsiang-ting, who is conte Chang Hsueh-liang. arrived this|manding the Allied forces in morning.—Reuter.
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