CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8] — Page 37

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talkpd with men who had seen active service before. They are

wsäl-armed with lesser automatio pistols, rifles and bombs, and

thers spens to be no lack of ammunition. They do not run to

much in the way of uniform, and are comfortably dressed. To few

a 7 centimeter gun in position, and were told that 6 others

ware disposed in groups of two at other points. They have a

number, indefinite but apparently considerable, of machine guns.

Li's men were said to have had 4 years' training, to be extremely

wpll-disciplined and able to to execute manoeuvres at the whistle.

Their cavalry was praised. But there seems no doubt that they

ara badly squipped and lack ammunition. They were said to number

four or five thousand and to have four 7 centimetre gums,

Plan of Gampaign i The armies have froed sach other for two weeks

without any action. ▲ few days ago an emissary from Li's side

cams over apparently to discuss the situation, but we sould not

discover what the result had been. Sons of those with whon va

talkød said it rested with Lung whether there was to be fighting

or not. Wẹ beard in more places then one that Lung had sent

telegraphic instructions for an assault on Sunday, July 2nd., but

that the general in command had replied that he could not manage

it before Monday, and that Lung had accordingly ordered him to

attack on Monday, July Erd. This seemed to be common talk among

the troops who stated further that the main assault was to be

mads by a party of 200 bomb throwers, probably on Li's advanced

position or the south bank, By the time this is read, it will

bộ known whether the information was correct.

The feeling of the troops: In Canton one had been depressed by the gloom of the situation. At the front it seemed incredible

that this thing was serious war. us crossed the river in a sampan and wandered about on the right bank, photographing what took our fancy; we hobnobbed at the edge of shallow trenches with most courteous soldiery, who seemed completely indifferent to the possibility of spal motion. " exchanged cards with corporals and vare invitad into their tents. The troops were undoubtedly