Suipment or Arms, Hongkong, July 7.
The Cantonese have captured Tingyuen (west of Wuchow), and have reached Taiwongkong, and Kuaiping. They are now advancing on Pingnam, Detachments have been sent southwards to Pokpak and Luchuan, with a view to attacking the Kuangsi forces at Ko-chow in the rear, It is reported from the North River front that General Tang Kang has been continually defeated, and that more than half the Ying-tak -district has been lost to the Replying to a protest from the Canton Government regarding the reported transportation by a Japanese steamer of arms and ammunition to supply the Kuangsi army, the Japanese Consul at Sha-moon has stated some of these munitions were landed at Shanghai. He added that precautions had been taken to prevent any similar oceunrence in future. In the present case, the shipping of the munitions was the action of individual merchants, and the, proper attitude of the Japaneses Government remained unchanged.
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