Feb. 2
'The military situation has not changed since yesterday, but the authorities are' evidently ery precaution as, in addi-so, with lam admiral on board, arrived here yea terday. Desides this, several Japanese destroyers are' remaining at Lungkow.
The United States light-cruiser Trenton arrived here this morning, It is reported from Lungkow that south of Chaoyuan, near Lungkow, have been razed. to. the ground by General Liu Kai-tal, one of the leaders of the insurgents, as revenge for his lieutenant Ying who was killed by village wore lost as the ving: by Lit' Kivintal's troops of fifty villages south of Chaw ws not yet been aseer tained.
Phe local Chinese paper states that Chang Chung-chang, who was ted £0 be at Lungkow, left about 50 miles south:
Kangyu, 20 mites of Chefoo, where ah engage: ment took place a few day's ago bee tween General Liu Chensnien's forces and the insurgents, state that troops helonginge to Luang Peng one of the leaders of the me Whee to put up ly, the refugees add. many villages inthe vicinity of last week's fighting were thoroughly looted. "This has been confirmed by General Law Chen-nien's soldiery who, on their return from the front, brought much money which they had extracted enptured be-commander tune taining a defeat, they will loot fore evacuating." For this reason merchants are very nervous and business is at a standstill, General Liu Chen-nien left here Inst night for the front ut Kangyw, with reinforcements amounting to 400 men. It is his intention to renew the attack, and to attempt to drive the rebels towards Tong. chow', on the north coast of Shan. tune Conflicting veporty are current here as to the whereabouts of Chang. Chungechang. "It i now stated that he left Lungkow last night for Dairen, the National Government's gunboat Tingan has strived here bringing 200,000 rounds of amounition and $50,000.—Reuter, Secexsions to Chang Chung-chang.
Peking, Fob, 25, 4 that, 15,000 troops in the ity of Weihaiwei have Change Chung-chang.
wed that, despite the he has achiev-Chen-nien must it is estimated that there are at Feast 40,000 rebels arrayed againat the.7,000 men under his command, 5)—Reaiter, Situati Chefoo, Feb, 27.
The situation here is unchanged. The United ton, with Admiral Blakely and the United States Consul, Mr. Leroy Webber, on hoard, left at daylight te-duy for Tengehowfu and Lung. Kow to investigate conditions Reuter
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