Kiukiang, Oct. 3.
Severe fighting has been taking lace between the Southern troops and the Allies since September 20 the region of Kaoan, without decisive result. The number of casualties on the side of the Allied forees appears to have. already ex-
Southern troops met Allied forees, about 6,000 strong, this morning at a point 6 li from Tehan, 'The troops, which are naw engaging in a' fierce battle in the region of Kacan, are General Chen Chun-yen's troops, about 10,009 strong, and the Southern troops, some' 10,000 soldiers in num. ber, under the command General Chiang Kai-shek himself. One brigade of troops belonging to General Lo Hsiang-ting are now being despatched to the region to reinforce the right wing of General Cherg Chun-yen's troops.—Toho.
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