During the confusion of the battle which ended in the expulsion of the Honanese, and which went on through the night of the 14th, the: 10th regiment of Shansi troops by mistake attacked an entire Shansi division "and drove them—back. Throughout the whole period the superior marksmanship of the H nan troops was evident. They inflicted heavy casualties on the: Shansi troops, probably no fewer than 800 being killed. The number fof killed and wounded among the Honan troops was much smaller. Numerous dead were left lying 1 the field and a good many of these} were unburied until a party of missionaries came along and cleaned things up. There are about 150 wounded soldiers now in the miss ion hospital at Hoochow, including, ]some Honanese, There is pretty clear evidence that the Shansi troops deliberately shot some of the Honanese whom they captured. All in all, the record of the Shansi troops in this short campaign is not anything to feel proud of.
The Shansi_ branch of the ation Opposed to Christ.
has sot next Monday, the 28th, as the day for their demonstration against the Christians. - The national organization had fixed on Christmas Day as the time for the attack, but the Shansi branch is probably delaying three days order to see what is done elsewhere.
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