Withdrawal of Northern Troops from North River: Little Activity Elsewhere Prom Gur Own Correspondent, Canton, July 11.
During the last: few weeks the military situation has changed considerably. On the North River the advance of the troops under Shen Hung-ying and their northern assistants suddenty stopped after the coup d'état im Peking, and the Yunnanese, who dyed all been concentrated on tuis front, advanced rapidly. They recovered all the ground they had lost, and advancing up the railway from Yingtak they recovered Shiukuan. The enemy forces retreated to Nanhung and Chihing, where they are still, according to the latest reports. The Canton-Hiankow Railway is now entirely in the hands of the Yunnanese, all the other troops in this region having been withdrawn.
It is improbable that any advance will again be made by Shen Hung-ying, as it will not be possible for him to expect assistance' from Wu Pei-fu, having regard to the present situation in_ the North. His position is difficult, as it is reported that he will not be allowed to take his troops back to Kuangsi as Lu Yang-ting has signified his refusal to allow them. to enter the province.
On the East River front there seen is to have been little activity of late, due probably to the fact thay the country is flooded in many plies after the recent heavy rains. © Waichow has not yet been captured and Gen. Yeh Chu, who is defend: ng it, Kung- cho, who assumed his position. Dr, Sun Yat-sen's chief supporter on this front, Gen. Hsu Tsung-chih, has been in Canton during the last few days. and has been entertained by various official bodies. He is returning to the front shortly.
On the West River the Kuangsi forces advanced from Wuchow and reached Yuetshing, above Shiuhing, but Gen. Ngai Bong-ping, has now succeeded in stopping them. and is directing operations himself. There are now two of the Chinese naval cruisers, the Yungfung and Ying-ching up the West River assisting in operations.
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