Trusted General Who Went ove: to Enemy Chengtu, Feb, 4.
The recent defeat of Yang Sen and the complete rout of his forces is now explained by two circum stances. Certain generals who were expected to attack Chungking from the west were intimidated by the threat of an attack on their rear by armies sent from Chengta and fail-fed to set at the appointed time. Then ft appears that the general on [whom Yang Sen counted most turn. ed over to the enemy at a critical time and the attack on Chungking rebidly became a disorderly rettest Yang Sen himself has disappeared from his former haunts and is re: ported by some to be in Hankow and by others to be in the north eastern section of the—provinee. Rumours persist that shortly fight:
what particular purpose and with ug ie to break out again, but for what opposing forees are not made clear, "ft seems to be the general jon that the Shensi forces that have appeared on the border of ths the province are for the purpose of indicating to General Li Chung-jen, lof Hankow, that if he advances into Szechuan o interferes too openly the affairs of this province he fave to count on the opposition of Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang. the Money "Wangl The demands of the local mili tary authorities on the Chamber 3 Commerce have been settled compromise. The total sum to be Paid is $300,000, one half by the wrchants and one half by the gentry. It is reported that several million dollars worth of the new notes of the Nanking Government fave arrived in Chengtu and are to of $100, $80 hall be' paid in silver and $20" the new notes. Exchange sharpers are again playing with the copper [and silver dollar exchange with the usual result that the man in. street feels that he is sure to loss money. Prices continue to advance so that the cost of living is becoming. real problem for all but the Me of the biggest had to close recently, Jat there was a debt of seygral Thundreds of thousands and no ow Tt is said that! expected over the The Peacemaker The strike at the Mission Prest was settled on terms satisfactory, ta cases of death from cold, Reuter,
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