From Our Own Correspondent, Ichang, Feb. 28.
As many og can be spared-of the troops of the 18th Division are being sent up river. They are working in conjunction with those of Gen. Yang Sen, who is inland in the Lich'uan district. Kueifu. is said already to be occupied.
There is a slight rise in the river, and with 10 more inches here several of the smaller ships can begin the run to Chungking.
This winter, the mails have arrived from Hankow with great! regularity, The fact that the "North-China Daily News" is received here on the morning of the sixth day after publishing speaks
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.