In my last letter I spoke of a feeling of distrust existing between the leaders of the Luchun and the Yuchih or, militia, ete. The dreaded clash took place during the night of Wednesday, November 10. Several shots were fired in the nity of the Governor's residence, followed by shots in. different parts of the city. When day dawned, the people found the streets guarded by the Luchun, and only water-carriers were allowed to pass along the thoroughfares.
body of men heavily armed escorted Mr. Kwoh Chung-kuang to the bridge at the north gate, where they shot him and afterwards severed the head from the body. Another body of men went to the residence of Taoyin Ho, but he was not at home. They brutally murdered two of his sons under 10 years of age and looted the premises. A third band had been sent to the home of Mr. Hsiong, the. Manager of the Bank of China, and neighbours afterwards reported that he had been executed and the house looted.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.