Hsuchow, Aug. 9.
Despite the heavy rainfall in southern Shantung, the left wing forces on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front under General Hsu Kehsiang are advancing rapidly along the Yellow River with Tsinan as their objective. The fighting between these Government units and ithe Shansi rebels in the Tungahsien area during the last two days has resulted in the retreat of the rebels.
'A part of the Government troops is stated to have got as far as Ping-yin, north of Tungahsien; good pro-Jeress is being made and little resistance from the insurgents is encountered.
It is reported that the right wing Government forces have succeeded in reflecting a junction with the vanguards of the Government units on the Kiaochow-Tsinan front. The jccmbined forces are proceeding jnortheastwards of Tai-an. General Tsai Ting-kai's Cantonese forces Jwhich are now stationed at Taian lore preparing to join the right wing units. Government aeroplanes are nraking daily fights over Tsinan for for reconnoitering purposes.
General Li Wer-hong, in conimand lof the left wing forces on the Kiaochow-Tsinan Railway front, reports that his troops sre hotly pursuing the Shansi rebels along the railway line. A. part of the insurgents has teen disarmed by General Li's forces, while over 1,000 rifles and 20 field guns have been captured.
The 1st Army Corps urder General Han Fu-cho, constituting the right wing units, has dealt another defeat to the rebels west of the Wei fo Reports from Livho, north-eastern honan, state that a fierce battle is progress north of the Lung-Hai me, between the ight wing Govcrnnient forces and the Koominchun funder Sung Chi-yuan. The }ment follows a counter-attack made the insurgents on the Government. Hine two days ago; both sides' are stated to have" sustained heavy] jeasualties.—Kuo Min,
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