'Their efforts to Ret over the stream to the south-west have so far failed, yet it is a tong one and capable of being crossed in many points. Some pretty hot, engagements have been fought, and a few days ago considerable' loss was suffered by both sides at Tatuho, west of Yachow, or, as itis now called Ya-an incidentally this business of chang. ing the names of so many towns Is, making it dificult to follow this camaig, if anyone is interested enough, for has that ambition, for old maps do not have the new terminology, and many places mentioned are not fon the postal, or any other new map, that this writer has so far encoun: tered. But many Tocated on For large towns the postal map should be consulted, especially for changed names, but! an older map should also be studied for innumer~ able names not appearing on the postal production. However, it is useless to look for many of the places that have been and will be mention ed, for Szechuen has more towns of sorts and more hsien cities than any other province in China. Looking at @ Chinese map one would surmise that it would be possible for any Tong-legged Red to" leap from one place to another without having bother walking the in-between pathways.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.