About a week before the siege of Limchow was begun, the little city of Lingshan (three days northwards), was captured by the Kuangsi army and suffered a good deal of looting and burning and murderous violence. The Kuangsi force then joined up with the army from Yamchow, under the leadership of Gen. Shan Po-fan, who now holds practically the whole off this south western corner of Kuangtung. on behalf of Gen. Chen Chivng-ming and against Sun Yat-sen. The question is, how long cag he hold it? It has become a-regular game of In and Out, with a change every six months, but it is a costly and tragic game to play.
On September 28 two transport boats said to contain supporters of Gen. Ngai Bong-pin, attempted to come into the harbour here, but the fort opened fire with a
away. - Presumably this is the be-big "gun and the intruders ran ginning of, an attempt to regain Pakhoi for'Gen. Wong Ming-tong.
Mr. Wetherbe, who was recently in the hands of robbers in the neighbourhood of Yunnanfu, has called: here to-day on his way back to Hongkong, apparently in the best of health and none the worse for his unpleasant experiences
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