Liu Defeated by Defection of a General: Chamber Buys off same treatment but no detailed information is obtainable t present. -News from Huanyhsien and Tengchowfu seems to municate that Chang" Chung-chang's forces were!
Chang Chung-penang Pays Call The leader of the insurgents in Shantung, Chang Chung-chars.
Looting: Foreign Men-of-War Standing by considerably disorganized a week yesterday' called on several of the Li Hsin Within Striking Dis-ago and that he was experiencing foreign consuls at Chefoo, The tance of Kueiyang Chefoo, Mar. 27.
Chang Chung-chang has appointed great trouble from portions of i Tuchon of Shantung stated that It is rumoured that the Heason of Liu Hsuan-li Garrison Commander so-called army, particularly from the Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, one-time General Lin Chen-nies's defeat was of Chefoo. country people. This would confiran Tuchun of Kiangsu, was shortly: From Oun Ows Contesrosnest that a Colonel Liang last' night, Telephonic and telegraphic com-the reports that his capture of the Sok im. He added that his! Kueiyang, Kuei,, Mar. 9. when ordered to advance against munications between Hwanghsien, Chefoo area was largely due to the next objectives were Tsinan and Our Toco! dailies tell of more the enemy, turned round and attack-'Tengchowfu and Luagkow have been treachery of General Liu Chen-niet Tsingtao and that as_ soon as tke'
restored. ed General Lin's position on the underlings, rather than to Chang"
Japanese forces in Shantang hed fighting in the northeast corner of west front, thus providing a gap in prowess in actual conflict, been withdrawn, he would fight the province, near the Szechuan Chang's Escape the line of defence through which Severe Fighting, Marshal Fens Vu-hsiang if the Border, and Eay that Li's men were. the enemy advanced.
Intter attempted (o invade the pro-repulsed with heavy losses. A for~ "The situation remains quiet.
An interesting account is given of Apr. 1.
Jcign friend in Tatunghsien (south Chang Chung-chang's. men "have a skirmish between. Chang Chung-of this city) writes that about 400 Severe fighting hasbeen taking As far as is known, Chang Chury-'Occupied Chefoo. It is reported chang's forses and the Wu Eh. place here since last Thursday be-[chang controls 35,0000 men, in-Kuangsi men came into that dis-that only 500 of his troops are per-Huei bandits, some of whom are tween the forees commanded by cluding those belonging to" hi trict with a view to Tinking up with mitted to enter the town at one assisting the villagers to revenge Li Hsin, but that troops from Kuei Chang Chung-chang and Chu Yusupporter, Chu Vu-pu, who was time.
the outrages pernetrated upon them pu, which are estimated at 20,000 formerly' Governor of Chibli yang were attacking them and driv 'A. small amount of looting is re~ by the soldiers. In this skirmish mien, and the 5,000 commanded >y.
Reuter. ing them towards the Kuangsi bor-ported, but the Chinese fear exten-some thirty soldiers were killed as the Nationalist' leader Liu Chender, Since the Kueichow and Kuang ive looting to-night.
well as five members of the Wu Chi Chang Personally Commanding si governments are working toxeth= The British sloop Cornflower and Huei, although the latter claim that er, it is to be supposed that these the United States cruiser Trenton they are invulnerable.
Having laid a number of lard-Chefoo, Apr, 3. men are cither robbers or malconhave moved in close to the shore, The explanation given is that the mines to delay Chang Chung-'Chang Chung-chang, in tent soldiers. near the foreign quarter. Their members of the Wu hi Huei were chang's advance, General Liu made order to command in person the presence is expected to have a re-eating when the call to arms was 'a successful retreat with his forces The situation must ko better now, Aroops on the frost Tine, left here Straining effect and prevent the sounded. These sive were so hunges to Mowping (Ninghaichow), as martial law there is less strict, molestation of foreigners. that they took time to finish their ing in collecting hie jon the Ist inst for Muping. -neral Chang Chung-chang who though still maintained, At import mal and rushed off to battle with forces within the strong walls of made a triumphant entry into Che-ant parts of the city wall, the elee-A Payment of $200,000 out swallowing the piece of paper that city, General Liu then proceed feo a few days ago, ox April 1, tric Tight plays at night, with the fed to direct a sally against Mar, 28. fon which was written the charm ordered the Bank of Communica object, no doubt, of preventing any the Heavenly Father, 'This charm enemy Which was so successful that, us here to raise war fonds, night attack by Li Hsin's sympathy 'Chang Chung-chang entered Che-said to consist' of illegible according to Chinese reports, hi mounting, to $200,000, and as the izars, and the wall, which in part foo last night after arranging with characters which the warrior must
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