To-day's report has it that the band investing Liemchow also ha been driven off and that. the city gates again are open. We cannot got confirmation of this report. All day yesterday, during and after the fighting, the city was quiet and, even though the robber band was driven off, there still remained a good deal of apprehension. business has been done, the shops all being closed, and even to-some of the merchants were observed moving their goods on to ror shelter and safety. Looting is feared, both from the defenders, should they be defeated, and uld they come in.
Cor Southern Kuangtung are unutterably bad and at during the reign of Wong' Ming-tong, or of Loam Chan-teng, and following him, Tang Poon-yan, were they any worse than to-day. Outrage and murder are almost of dally occurrence either in the streets. of Pakhoi or in the district. It is 'a sad fact and one we hate to state, after expecting, or rather hoping, so much from the Nationalists, but they have utterly failed to make good their promises to' the people in these districts.
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