H.E. Teéo Chuo-hsaan hes given his friends to anderetand that he will never enter Szechtan. His staff, and al!
is private employs, have been either sent away or ordered to retarn to Shanghai.
Bat judging from reports published by the native Press within the last two or three days, matters in Szechuan cannot improved at all, even if they are not worse than before, Twi contradictory telegrams are however. worth reproduction. One is from Chnogking dated October 9, stating that Kiatingfa has capitulated; that Kuan. sion has also fallen, and that at that city the rebels established their head-quarters for the West. No dis tinction can be made between rebels and people la the districts of Wénkiang, Suogehing snd some other corpses in great number meet cue's view in every enburb, telling of the dreadful sleoghter which mast have been committed by the Government troops. Travellers are scarce in the extrem Oct.
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