Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-19
Government Troops Force Revolutionists
 to Fall Back on Wu Chung
THE LOSSES HEAVY ON BOTH SIDES
Result of Battle Yet Indecsve But Chinese Government Claims Great Victory-Two of the Imperial Cun- boats Disabled by Fire From the Forts-American warshps Receive Ordersz-Yuan Shi Ka Vindicated

The imperial Chinese troops and the revolutionists have come to grips at HankOw. The battle yet is inde cisive The government at Pelxing claims a great victory, and the gov ernment troops hold the trenches at HanI<ow. as well as the station, where endorsements are hourly arriving
 The rebels have fallen back on Wu Chang. which, it is said. they have suc- ceeded in strongly fortifying in the past few days. The casualties on both sides in the engagement are reported to be large. for the fighting at times was at the bayonet point.
 During the battle between the land forces. the Chinese warships shelled the rebels position, but despatches from Hankow indicate that the return fire from the forts was much more ef- fective. and that at least two of the imperial gunboats were badly dam aged.
 American warships have been order cd to Ranking, Shanghai and Tien- Tsin- The Abarenda, which is pro- ceeding to Tien -Tsin, is carrying de- tachment to reinforce the American le- gation guard at Peking. The capital is strongly guarded and there seems to be little danger of disorders there.
 The prince regent has yielded to the demands of Yuan Shi Kai, it is said,
 
 vision of troops, numbering 10000, to control the situation in the provinces Of Hu Peh and Hu Nan. In addition the new viceToy has been permitted to cash a personal grant of $2,00O. 900.
 Pekfn. set 1S.-The Chinese govern ment claims to have won great victory at Hankow, and it announces that the government troops hold the station. where troop trains are arriv- TlnfdlE 1ic tsl be an xaggeration-because the fight ing continues-the feeling prevails here that the government has really achieved an important moral victory.
 Revolution Not General.
 The belief has been held in Picking that If the first encounter between the revolutionaries and the loyal troops proved decisive, the supremacy would be settled there and then. Only few unimportant towns outside of Han Row. Wu Chang and Han Yang, have taken part in the rising. Ranking. known revolutionary tendencies have not responded to the call of the insur- gents so far as can b learned.
 Rebel Leaders Lost Opportunity.
 They are seemingly awaiting the result of the first encounter. Had the rebels overwhelmingly won the battle today. it was expected that the provinces below the Yang-tse- Xii Rng would be theirs With other i'm portant cities in rebellion. the govern ment would have been unable to concentrate its strength against the three in Hu-Peh province.
 Rebels Lose an Opportunity.
 The rebel leaders have shown the Characteristic national weakness in not following up their early victories During the past four days many mics srF r1rr~.a. der control by any really modern army.
 No news was received today from Sze-Chuen province; even consular reports are lacking. The American legation failed to receive any reports. excepting that from Consular General Greene at Hankow, announcing that the battle had begun.
 Personal Grant of S2Co0,ooo
 Acceptance of the office of viceroy of Hu-Peh makes Yuan Shi Kai's ap- pointIent a military one, his duty be- Ing 10 fight for possession of the pro -incial throne and to make it secure by restoring order in the two large provinces of Hu-Peh and Hu-Nan. It -s reliably stated that he demanded Permission to raise his own division of 1o.eo2 troops and to cash a personal grant of 3,000.000 teals ($2,000, ,000) To this humiliation the regent agreed
 Hooe of Obtaining Reforms.
 Yuan .shi Kaf is expected to start rom Peking within three days. Many officials. previously dissatisfied with rhe progress of reform. are rallyine to the support of the go Fernment be- eause they now believe that the chances fer obtaining reforms are greater bN ding the dynasty than by supporting the present rebellion.
 vindication of His Loyalty.
 Acceptance in the presence of tEe Teal emergency which confronts the eove -'lment is a vindication of Yuan Shi Kais loyalty. He occupies q strik- ing strateeica1 position with respect fo his old friends and supporters Gen. Chao Ehr-Feng, who is combating the rebellion in Sze- -Chuan. supports his tight flank and is the man who by military expedition to Lhassa in 1s1g. amazed foreign militarsts. At his back he has Hsi-Liang in control of railways and at his left and rear Yang Shf-Sierg, yiceroy of Chihli.
 Officials, Even, Without News
 Cving to the censorship, even the officials are unable to obtain rela ble He1s, which tisey are eagerly seeking xRom the correspondents and the for efvn Iegatiors. The British and Jap anese reports fail to confirm the an- nouncement that the situation at Nan king is critical.
 Russian Troops Guard Railway.
 ne RCSSlan troops have been or dcred 10 suppress immediately any ex- cesses by rcvolutioIiaries or bandits near the railway in Manchuria, with out waiting for further instructions. A consular report says that several revoluiiorists have been decapitated ct NuSden. Except the Japanese. there arc few foreign consuls beyond Harbin and Vladivostok, hence reports of Russian activities depend entirely upon Russianssourccs. No newspapers are represented in the outlying Man churian districts. even along the rail- way
 Exportsticn of Rice Forbidden. ,SFrosn Ttarkow comes the report that Gfaehn1ents of Japanese and German tnfanfrs are expected there soon. An cf has been issued forbidding the ,or.ation of rice from PeilinS A 0--isiGn eff the old-stSle troops, which riVeo here yesterday, is quartered ( camps and the -emples around the rious city gates, and in the streets M which the high officials live.
 Assignments of American Vessels.
 Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock. comm andcr of the United states Asi atic fleet. tclegraphs the legation that fhe i,Totecteu cruiser New Orleans has