Patting all the known facts tow gether it seems most probable that Feng Yi cavalry. executed a very brilliant raid cutting the main line of the T-P.R, at or ubovo Yenchowfu, and the branch line also nearer Tsining: that the Southerners took advantage of a bandit attack which was launched successfully rygainst the cast wing of tha Northern army and made their way up the railway with practically Further to the east, there is no dence at all as yet that Ichowfu fallen; on the contrary. there were at last reports preparations being made for a most vigorous defence. The reported advance long the seaboard from Haichow to Tsingtao may have started but has not yot got as far as half way. Steamers have been suspended on the Haichow run for ome days. but are still plying to Shih-kie-c0, which was in Northern hinds on saturday. A. veteran traveler com= ing in from Kaomi was unable on the same day to hear anything of southern advance.
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