Entrenchments have been dug all round the village and the heavily reinforced troops of the Chekiang forces are well set in their posi tion, Their numbers are now nearly' 6,000, the figure given out at official sources, and they have been plentifully supplied with quantities of ammunition from the Arsenal and the Woosung forts. Reinforcements on the sector held by the Kiangsu troops have, however, increased thix army to a figure considerably larger than it has ever been before, and serious engagements are looked for.
A statement made lute on Tuesday afternoon by Mr. S. K. Loh, secret-to Gen. Ho Fe at headters at Lunghua, is to the effect that the Litho sector is fairly normal and that though there has been an engagement, Chekiang forees are well control of the _situation.
There seems to be no cause for anxiety for the moment at least, according to the official statement, and the telephonic communications throughout the day spoke most favourably of the situation existing along the Yangtze.
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