An incident new to the usages of Chinese warfare has taken place at or near our neighbour town of Suifu, For some time the mavements of Yang Sen have bean. we certain, now it turns out that has descended upon Suifu from the Kinting side and taken it in the face of opposition from General Yo Sen and that the latter has boon killed. We have not yet receiwad certain news how he met his fate but rumour is strong that it wae not in fight but by order of em governor Yang. For one of the heads thus to perish even as the price of treachery (if the report be true) ip indeed rare in this pro ince but the peopl prove of the deed and one cannot Hame them since much and see the generals yearly plan and plot and fight and work: treachery and yet always escape with their lives and usually with much more than their lives. Until latterly Li Yo-sen was on Yang Sen's side but about two months go he began plotting against him and that right after Yang had honoured him by making him. the third in command in the province, He not only turned traitor himaelt but succeeded by his plotting in turning other generals also from their "allegiance, thus causing Yang' downfall, "When some leader ses in Szechuan strong enowgts snd bold enough to imprison oF otherwise dispose of his treacherous, higher underlings and thus strike the fear of submission into all others, perhaps we shall have ence,
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