Oct, 11.
Yesterday passed off at Hankow: without incident.. The sailors and the volunteers were considerably, reduced last night—Renter, A Reluctant General kiang, Oct. 11.
Tense feeling has begun to prevail arsene the allied troops at the Nanchang front. It appears that the Southern troops have assumed the aggressive against the allied troops! at that front since yesterday, the 15th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic of Chin Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is expected to proceed to the front in order to take personal command.
Though it is rumoured that the Southern troops, since the fall of Wachang, hate been proceeding along the Yangtze towards Kji kiang, it is not taken seriously. "It is generally believed that the fates of the two armies will be decided upon the forthcoming battle at Nanchang. The neutral attitude of General Teng Juccho's troop and the slow movement of the Anhui troops are obstacles to the opera tions of the allied troops.—Toho.
Japanese Steamer Fired on Shanghai, Oct. 12, According to a Hankow message of yesterday's date, the Chinese troops on the left bank of the Yangtze fired about 50 shots on the N.
K. K, str. Tachen Maru the same morning at a point about eight miles below Tayeh. The steamer was proceeding to Hankow from Kiukiang. Both crew and_passengers sustained no injuries.—Toho.
The Cantonese Version Canton, Oct. 12.
The Bureau of Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Canton has issued the following for "The Nationalist Government has. received a telegram from General Tang Song-chi at Hankow confirming the capture of Wnuchang by traps of the 4th and 8th Nationalist, Armies at 3.30 a.m. on October 10.
"The Council of War had decided that the historic city should captured at all costs on the anniversary of the revolution, that great transaction having started at Wuchang on October 10, 1911."—Reuter.
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