Tehang, Dec. 13.
During the last two months 8,000 piculs of opium have arrived here from Szechuan, The rate of tax was $600 a picul so that the revenue collected was over four million dollars.
ith Division, 26th Brigade, arrived General Chu-ming of the!
Chian,
here with several of his main officers by aeroplane a few days ago; and the troops are beginning arrive by steamer; 700 have already Tanded and five ships have been commandeered to carry the remainder from Kivkiang. The Szechuan troops have all left Shasi, and sre rapidly being withdrawn from Tehang 1,000 having left yesterday by the Shu-Hong.
Happily the change over at both places seems to have been a penceable one, Doubtless the withdrawal to their own province has been has tened by the need for troops loyal to Liu Hsiang to garrison the places. recently taken by that General.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.