"Fighting began here on the afternoon of November 16 and is not Jover, yet. To-day has been a quiet, day, as there has been some kind of truce. Last night the 24th Divi [sion captured the arsenal from the 29th "Division. The Commandant was killed by a shell, and the two Tieutenants who succeeded him gave and retired from the place. Both, hear, were shot for cowardice on arrival at their own army headquarters.
General Tien, of the 29th Di sion, says that the arsenal must be retaken at all cost, and to-day thousands of his men were seen marching in that direction, but have not-heard of any fighting. Numbers were killed on November 16 and 17 through the fighting in the city, many of them being 'Bishop and Mrs, Mowif are away and their house, we hear, has bee Tooted. Parties of both armies got on to the C. M.S. compound and fought from different buildings, the Bishop's house, being one of' the places, occupied, "The streets 9 meaded and heavily guarded in all directions, the shops are shut, no. rickshaws in the street, 59 business, being done, along certain streets in the day time. Scores, perhaps hundreds, of the poorer class homes and shops are jerammed with troops.
Yesterday morning the 29th Divi.
seemed to make a determined tempt to capture the great East te from the 24th, but failed. Then the late afternoon, the with repaid the compliment' and tried to Tush the North Gate, but in their {ign were driven all foreigners are safe, Here wwe are fairly near" the wal Bute ered From for fam ute Titentatofundreds "of thems ely ger high of us and we have Nov, 25 This is the tenth day since fous fighting began in the city of} Chengtu and it is the first day of seeming peace. "About the south Gate and central area where Liu Wen-hui has held sway there isa. Jarge measure of freedom and business proceeds as usual. In the [big business section about the new and Barriers and stone Chuen Chi Road everything is tight tense.
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