Fighting for the Spoils of the Huge Harvest of Poppy From Gur wu Corzsspondent.
Amoy, Dec. 15.
News has just reached Amoy that after several days fighting Anhai,'
seaport to which launches from Amoy run, and which jis connected with Chuanchow by a motor-yood, has fallen to the troops of Chang Chih-ping (Dr. Sun's adherent). There were several hun-dyed casualties. This renders the situation of Chuanchow more desperate. That city is held by supporters of Li Hou-chi, the Tuchun, but is besieged by Chang Chih-ping's forees reinforced by the Independence Army from "Ankoe.
General Chang has allowed a telegram to come through from Dr. Montgomery of Chuanchow stating that. the civilian population of the city has only four days' food supply, and appealing for rice to be sent up. 'The British Consul requested Gen. Chang on humani-} tarian grounds to allow a launch' to proceed to Chuanchow with supply. Permission has been grant-! ed and to-morrow the Rev. A. S.; Anderson and Mr. Mobbs of the English Presbyterian Mission will travel with it.
It is said that the present is an "Opium War," and that the rival' commanders are fighting as to which shall secure the immense, revenue that the present largely! planted opium will yield.
Changchow still remains in an! indeterminate condition. The few: troops that Gen. Chang has allowed to remain there, though the: arms and ammunition have been requisitioned for Amoy, have evi dently made common cause with! the Independence forces, as a smalt seedy of these came to the city last week, stayed for a night or! two without being interfered with' and departed.
Chen Chiung-ming's troops (he is the anti-Dr. Sun Cantonese General) around Lungwenchow now: number only a few thousand, so that large numbers of them have moved on—the conjecture is where' they now are. They have not moved to Changchow, which city would be reassured by their early arrival.
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