$100,000 for Civil Governor in Nanking, and the Same for Soldiers in Shanghai Fnox On OWN ConnesronnesT, Soochow, Feb. 4, The city is still nervous, and only two of the city gates are open, the Hsu and the Chang. Men, although ferries are allowed through the other water gates, 'A. demand for $200,000 has been made on the city; $100,000 for the Civil Governor in Nanking, and $100,000 for the army, through Gen, Chang, in Shanghai," These sums to be the price of protection during the retreat of Chi's troops, The city ix paying $100,000 to the but hax refused the $100,000 demand of the Civil Gove the same time a com its way to see Gen, Chang in Shanghai to protest against this Jan army bolag quartereil on our city, Some report that the Fengtien troops have done a little looting, and worse things, but it is hard to prove such charges: These acts may have been committed by stragglers, oF army followers. During the past week seven heady have been removed, and most of these heads have hoon hung over the city: gates, Jus was the' style in Manchu days, Tt is said that the old Sth: Regiment is being gathered together to form a special guard for the new Befence Commissioner, under Col, Dang. Bang is the may who put the lid on the th, on the night of January 12, when, to celebrate their Nieiory' over the' Gth, they started to loot the Chang. Men suburb. Cheme could do nothing with this notorious 5th, A few men of the Gth Regiment are said to be buck in Soochow, but they cannot hope for any specially favoured treat~ went as they were pro-Chi, that Cheng has been een in tis probable that he kelting the notorious Sth to turn independent against Chi,
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