Ichang, July 29.
News of preparation for warfare in the west is coming in by way of the land roads from the country north and south of the Gorges, From northeastern—Szechuan 10,000 forces of Szechuanese are moving through the mountainous border country toward northwestern Hupeh with the object of occupying the rich valley of the upper Han and the strategically _important city of Siangyang. Hankow and Hanyang ure especially vulnerable from this direction.
From the south news comes of the 3,000 discontented northern troops who have been operating in western Hupeh against the Shen Ping in districts near Shihnan.
The Shen Ping is the revolu-is tionary organization which was formed of peasants of the border country between Hupeh and Sze-'chuan, who have been operating in deBance of everyone including the northern troops, the southern troops, their own people, and the Christians,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.