The Archive · 1926

Rank Treachery

The day before yesterday, how-over, without the slightest warning, pandemonium broke loose in the city. The general from Little Market, Chen by name, had secretly placed some of his troops in the city, and on that day had invited general Li out to a feast and had taken him treacherously into custody. Severe street fighting commenced about five o'clock in the ovening ars} continued all night and up until about ten o'clock yesterday morning, when general Li's men were all either: taken or chased out of the city, The: streets were torn up in many places, and barricaties erected and broken tile was scattered all about. As far as could be seen there were not tnany casualties amongst the soldiers and T have not heard many amongst the civilian popula tion,

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