feng, Mar. 19.
Ramours of Hix Growing Un-|,_ Sts fchting i ti proceeding Popularity in Svechuan Generals. Kan Vu-kun snd Li Chenchua and General Changtu, Feb. 27, Chine-yi's forces. It ix reported Yesterday whilst inspecting his that the latter have taken Kuang: troops on the West Parade Ground, mintang, but that the railway from the "Military Governor, Gen. Yang Kuangyintang to the terminus at! Sen, was fired on by' a group of Shanchow ix still retained by soldiers on the city wall.
en. Yang escaped but one of staff officers was killed. The pulp were immediately surrounded and This is the second attempt firat has been made on Gen. Yang's life by his soldiers in the last few months, and these Jeolour to the rumours of his popularity with his men. This un-Popularity ix said to be due to the strictness of discipline and to the hea' h the soldiers rave been made to do in connexion with his very extensive street widen-
IGeneral Kan Vu-kun, Loyung has been repeatedly lootced by the soldiers of the 2nd Naional Army. Many buildings have been destroyed and the people are in great distress.
General Hu Ching-yi is at Kai feng, but his representatives reach: jel Loyang yesterday. They authorized to investigate the sit tion.
Recruiting for the 2nd National Army is steadily proceeding.
General Sun Yueh is still at Chengchow, but a considerable number of his troops are assisting Chinkiang, Mar. 16.
It is now more than ten months since we had any rain, Last year's drought ruined*the wheat crop and resent prospects indicate that the winter wheat will again prove a failure. Several attempts to "make ied last week, There have been several fires in this city" recently, resulting serious damage to valuable property.
All the new officials have now with the exception of ioner of Foreign Affairs, Business is improving and'the people are cheerful,
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