It suddenly occurred to somebody that the 14th division were on. board the transports in the harbour. Gould they be landed on the pier? The K, M. A. were approached late that night, but they were not to be inveigled into the transformation of their wharf. into a dumping ground for Chinese soldiers. Headquarters had to be content with this refusal, and luckily were saved further worry for the time being by the gallant defence of Chang. Hsi-chen commander of the 6th brigade (3rd division). I should say they were saved any disturbance by the enemy, for they had worry enough in trying to get in touch with the Marshal on the high seas, pleading both with the British submarine and the made good use of the light railway running from Chinwangtao to Liu-chiang, about 15 miles in length. 'This was expropriated right at the beginning of the war, and has seen far more traffic than' ever it did in the past in carrying the anthracite of the Liuchiang mines for the Liu-chiang Railway and Coal Mining! company. One wonders if the firm will ever get repaid for its enforced loan of its permanent way and rolling stock. If not, it will be a cas of base ingratitude for the light railway has been worth probably the difference between victory and feat to the Chili party. At the front they say that Wa Pei-fu is worth ten thousand men: I would say the light railway has been worth 20 thousand.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.