The rumours which"Mound, such as the suicide of Gen. Chang Fa-kuei and the partial destruction of the Yellow River Bridge on the Kin-Han railway by Gen, Tang Song-chi, have been supplemented by a heavenly portent, During the first heavy fall of snow tu Hankow this winter Mashed and thunder rolled. One aaying has it that if thunder is heard before the winter solstice there will be fort nine days of bad weather. Another has it that if there is thunder during the eleventh moon the price of rice will be high in tao spring. But word is passing feom mouth to mouth that the heavy thunder toulay must be a portent of coming disaster.
The news about the Yellow River Bridge is unconfirmed, but the telegraph wires are said to be dow, north of Sinyang and so no. messages can.be accepted, The booking office at the station is aot aching tickets to-day for places even near as Kwangshui, There are also active in the Huangan Di that arms and ammunition are being sold to them by soldiers,
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