Heavy Casualties on Both Sides:
Fengtien Now in Control and All Tranquil From Oun Oww Connesronpert.
Chinkiang, Jan. 17.
A fierce fight has been raging here since early this morning. The city is in the hands of Chi's men, The Northern troops are in posses sion of Golden Island and are putting up a stiff fight. Heavy guns have been firing since about 10 o'clock by the local soldiery.
The ping on ab Chibi main part of the fighting is now jing on at Chilitien, about sev People are fleeing for their lives, and an overloaded launch was capsized in the river about noon in which about 300 persons perished, We wonder that there are no feign gunboats in this port at this 'A time like this above all' others is one when we would hope for our families to have some way fant morning is different to when, yes I stated that the battle progress, During the night the Fengtien soldiers jolty and have full none of the Chi soldiers are to be see The general in charge of Chi's army here daring the night kot off to another place but where we don't. know.
Up till late last night there was heavy gun firing from a gunboat on the river opposite Kaotz.
The main body of the Chi troops are between Chinkiang and Tanyang. Whether the fighting is over or not it is not: Sere kaw one sok bao fee undead ort erie li ahopa to open nnd resume The Coming of the Russians Later.
Word has come that the fleeing troops of Chi Hsieh-yuan are bee yond Tanyang on their way to Soochow. Proclamations have been posted throughout the city by Gen, Change Chung-chang and Lu Yung hsiang in which ample protection ix promised to business people and all.
The army now in occupation of Chinkiang hax more than 5,100 Russians. They are a well dine ciplined "and well behaved lot of We have not had such entertainment in Chinkiang for many years ax we have had to-d The husky Fengtien troops with their grey fur headgear present an element in the life of our tie city, The first to enter the city this morning had a way of being directed that, whatever may be said, of its method, wax effective in "securing direct and specific answers. A foreigner, met by some soldiers, had a gun pointed at hix head with the question "Which way to the South Gate"? He wax readily directed. 'The forts are now in the command of Gen, Kung Ching-yuan, the same who was here in' the second revolution,
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