Since my last notes there has been yet another change in the military situation on this side of the pro-. vince. I mentioned in my last notes that a new concentration by Hsiong, Tan and Lai was taking place at Kienchiw and Hsuling, and an offend sive was started from the former place with disastrous results to Teng & Ca. Hsiong's troops took a cross-country cut from the big East Road, attacked and captured Sintu, and so got astride of the big North Road separating Teng's forces and cutting him off from his allies, and in further battles Teng seems to have lost quite heavily, in tone place losing 2,000 to 3,000 rifles as well as some big guns. Teng himself managed to get' along here with some remnants of his forces, but it will be some time before he can again link up all his men.
One morning last week' this city was startled by sudden firing inside the city, quite sharp too while it lasted. It turned out that when at Kuangyuan, Liu Tsen-hao took over 800 runaway soldiers of the 5th Division (Gen. Ho). When they arrived here in company' with Governor Liu, one company was sent out to guard the South Road, but finding themselves opposed by men of their old Division, they killed their officers and ran off with their guns and ammunition to the other side. Liu Tsen-hou fearing that the other 6-7 companies would do the S'same, decided to disarm and disband them. This was successfully accomplished after a short, sharp fight in which several were killed and wounded.
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