In view of the postponement of the ascension to the Throne, the Government has ordered the Mint engaged in an obstinate struggle with a brigade under Brigadier-General Chi on a plateau before Fubuanpa and Panshibchai.
During the night the Government troops attacked the rear of the rebels, inflicting heavy loss and taking many prisoners, including some officers. The rebels retreated in disorder towards Tungchi on the Kueichow border A report received from Suifu, dated, the 10th, says that the Yunnanese have been dispersed and have retreated to Laoyatan, on the Hengkiang and there is no sign of the rebels in the vicinity of Suifu.
The booty taken at Suifu includ-at Tientsin to cease coining dollars commemorating the restoration of the Monarchy. The dollars already coined, numbering 10,000, have been deposited in the Government Treasury.
The "Peking Daily News" says that it is reported that the com. memoration dollars will be utilized for relief work in afflicted districts in South China.—Reuter.
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