By the way, with regard to the report that A.P.C./Mackenzie com pound was to be looted last Saturday I have received fairly reliable} information this was actually decid-fed upon, in fact the head of the] Hsin Kai tuan openly stated he intended establishing his headquarters in our house. My informant ended his statement that it was all childish talk, but that it was known by everyone at Lungmenhao, The] change of plans was caused by tuan receiving instructions from Yang Sen to go slow and not make too much trouble until after he had obtained his point in the Wanhsien ease. I have heard, from several sources that telegram had been received from Yang Sen to the] above effect. One man even said] telegram was sent through Wang, anyhow something was received by. the heads of the tuan at Hwang Kuo Ya between 11 and noon. on the 18th which made them hurriedly falter their plans."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.