Several anxious days were spent ta Chengtu. The city was without 4 head. During the evacuation very few slept. The streets were full of confusion. The people awaited a spark, a conflagration, luoting, rapine, murder, but no, to the credit of Yang Sen's officers, the army withdrew, orderly. For 4 few days a soldier was not to be seen, the city elders arose to the occasion, and each street formed its own guard. At present an offi cer of Teng Hsi-hou's has a small force in the city. The big parade grounds are empty. The temples und guilds are free but are practically in ruins. The merchants are exhorted to go on with their busi-
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