The situation in Chéngta con innes to be quiet, although the foreign. students have formed Redress Society" and until lately. [continued to hold meetings in spite fof the Governor's orders to the contrary. Ata meeting on July 9 (General Yang Sen sent & smal body of troops, who quietly entered the hhall and arrested two men, Hsiao, the Boy Scout leader, and Lins president of the 'Students' Union, 'Another meeting was held the next day but it was very poorly attend-fed, and a girl student was persuaded to' take the chair, Great di culty was experienced in selecting a detation to interview, General Yang.
Towlay's paper reports that the [Governor has offered to release the students when they sign a bond to keep the peace and give up their anti-foreign agitation, General Yang Sen' was reported to be in a bad position at the end lof last week and it was rumoured that some of his generals had gone lover to the other side. 'The latter s of Generals Teng Hoi jong, Yuan 'Tsu-ming and' Lai Hsin-hue, It is reported that General Yang's attempts to win over General Ten, his side have failed; but it leredibly reported that General Yang fis nevertheless in a. strong. position present, ashe holds Liuekiang, has recovered Luchow and captured Suiling.
General Yang was present at the July 14" ceremony at the French Consulate to-day and he seemed the best of health and. spirits and fin a cordial mood towards. the British as well as the others present, He has just put out another proclamation warning the people {that any one who. molests. fore Jers or damages foreign property ill eet the same treatment x high way robbers.—Reuter' vice,
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