Hongkong, Dec, 3, The Kuangsi troops stationed in the West River district advanced towards the Samshut district carly yesterday morning in order to cross the river in the neighbourhood of Peimiao, and in alliance with the "Ironsides" under the command of General Chang Fa-kuei, which arrived at Szehui from the Kuang. ning district, they are fighting a battle in order to capture Ching-
'A portion of the Srd division has Jadvaneeq on the Samshui front—Rengo.
**°Samahsi ie $8 miles fu x direr line from Canton "Nanking Reports of Fighting Nanking, Dee. 4.
Fighting is reported to have be-sun: between the Kuangtung Pro. vincial Forces and the "Ironsides" under Chang Fa-kuei in the North River region, according to a tele. gram from Canton. One brigade of the rebels under Wu Chi-wei, leading the attack upon Kuangtung from the Hunan-Kuangtung-Kuangsi border, was met by the provincial forces under General Hsiang Han-ping as it was crossing the border on the 2nd instant, and was almost entirely annihilated by the Govern-/ment troops.
In the West River region the nation is comparatively quiet The gunboats Chienyo, Chisheng, Kiangta and Kianghan sent by Ad! miral Chen Cheb, have sailed up. the river and are bombarding the engage the rebels there Nee Mie ien region to
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