The Sitting Tuchun Gradually Gaining Strength Hankow, Nov. 4.
A wireless message from Chan-sha states that General Chao Hong-ti's troops crossed the river on the morning of November 2 and attacked the left bank. General Tan Yen-kai's forces have retreated, inland, so the operations were apparently successful. Changsha is quiet. Shooting has ceased. Wanhsien is also quiet. A general retreat of the Second Army appears to be in progress.—Reuter.
Peking, Nov. 6.
It is reported from Changsha that in the up-river region General Chao Hong-ti's forces have met further success, occupying Siantan, General Tan Yen-kai is concentrating his troops farther up-river at Hengshan. In the down-river region General Chao's men are also gaining ground.
While the Wuchang _reinforcements mainly contributed to General Chao's successes, it appears that General Shen Hung-ying had arrived at Hunan and General Tan Yen-kai-coUnted on his assistance, but General Shen went over to General Chao's side, throwing General Tan's plans 1nto disorder.
Admiral Li Chien-luan, Commander of the Second Squadron of the Yangtze Naval Force, at the request of General Wu Pei-fu, has sanctioned the despatch of the cruiser Lichuan to Yochow.
General Chao Hong-ti has wired to General Wu Pei-fu asking for more artillery to be sent to Changsha to meet the threatened bombardment. of the port by General Tan Yen-kai's troops. from the Yalu Mountains.—Reuter.
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