Shanghai, May 22. ling to a message " from Nanking received here this after noon, the Japanese destroyers Hinoki and "Yanagai, which left Shanghai for Hankow' yesterday afternoon, were fired upon with rifles slightly by the Southerners on the right bank und fiercely by the Northerners fon the left bank at noon to-day, while passing by Kiangyin. The Yanagai, which was proceeding behind the replied to the firing with her heavy guns and machine-guns and silenced the \Chinese troops. Neither of the vessels sustained damage. According to the same message, the Northern and Southern troops are now eon-fronting each other across the eiver in the region extending over about five miles above Chinkiang.—Toho. government has found it necessary to chat anid every police station in Canton is required to find 50 coolies: The work of rounding up the unemployed that. 2,000 "men serve with department of" Tai-kcan's army is going on. apace.
fow men already' have been, pressed, and, while strong-arm methods were employed to make, {hem go with the police officers where it was necessity, the. promise to, pay [$15 " month t5 each man still olds Good.
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