Soldiers Stirring for Invasion of Szechuan: Market City Looted: New Buildings From Our Own Correspondent.
Kueiyang, Sept. 3.
Harvesting operations have commenced near the city but the price of rice remains firm at $12 for 220 catties. Labour is scarce and expensive and the harvest is not so good as was expected. On account of excessive rains many of the grains are only empty husks.
Once again the military folk are getting on the move and prepara~ tions are about completed for marching into Szechuan. Repressentatives from two Szechuan generals are here in Kueiyang for the "purpose of asking the Kueichow government to help straighten out things in that province. More troops have arrived from Yunnan under the command of Gen. Hu and it is no secret that the command to advance will soon be given. At the same time rumours abound that Gen. Yuan Tsu-ming is already on his way to Kueichow. Brig. Gen. Chow having played low down on Gen. Yang Sen one his colleagues, Gen, Yuan took up th" case with such earnestness that Chow decided to retreat. He has asked the authorities here to receive him under their protecting wing, and Gen. Yuan is following him along in the hope of being able to overtake and crush him.
H. E. Liu_Usien-shih has resigned all offices and Gen. Tang Chi-yi will take office as Governor for tha time being. It is reported that Gen. Liu was compelled to resign through failing health.
News from the cast states there is fighting in Hhman_ near the Kueichow border and the combine ed troops of Yun-Kuei are involved. Business is suspended as there are no men available to escort the merchants.
The market. city of Sun-kan has been looted. amd together with other places the post office was ransacked. It is estimated that upwards of 40 bags of parcels were carried off in addition to a basket of stamps and postcards.
A: despatch has been received which states that three foreigners, one of whom is a lady doctor, are about to travel through Kueichow. The officials are instructed to take care of the tourists, ete., and if the latter do venture along it will be interesting to see how suecessful the officials are in caring for them.
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