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“...officers as may have distinguished themselves, as we are highly satisfied with the services they have rendered. No papers of interest. 8th January. RECALL OF A GENERAL OFFICER TO HIS PROVINCE. Chang Chih-tung some time ago made application that the newly appointed Com- mander-in-Chief of the Hunan province, Lou Yiin-ching who is at present serving in Kuangtung, be directed to lose no time in repairing to his post and that he be also instructed to bring with him 750 men of I the Ching Tzu battalion whom he has ! there under his command. Li Han-chang points out that the soldiers in question are stationed at the Tiger Island Forts and that it would be extremely inexpedient to move them. He gathers, however, from the copy of Changs memorial which lie has perused that affairs in Hunan are in a very critical condition, and that it is quite intelligible that Lou should wish to have tried men under him. He has accord- ingly issued orders that new men be at : onqe enlisted for the Humen and Shachiieh...”
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“...36 ah. 2931. there had been an officer of that name in a certain battalion, but he had died of his wounds at a place in Shensi twenty- three years ago. The memorialist there- fore arrested the soi-disant Liu Wei-mei, who was tried before the Chief Justice and the truth concerning him discovered. Cases of this kind, continues the memo- rialist, are of frequent occurrence, and are dicult to prove when suspected. The cause lies in the fact that in military testimonials no sufficient particulars are inserted so as to facilitate the identification of the holder, and they therefore c m easily be handed from one person to other. What is needed is that in all cases they should contain an account of the recipients birthplace [and parentage together with bis age and personal appearance. The memorialist suggests that general orders to this effect should be issued by the Emperor.Referred to the Board of War. 30th March. DEPAKTURE OP GRAIN JUNKS. The Governor of Kiangsu reports the departure of...”
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“...rebellion, aa distinct as possible from an ordinary outbreak of banditti. In a country travers- ed by a network of mountain roads, and constantly haunted by mounted brigands and other freebooters, had not the danger been nipped in the bud, no one can say how widely it would have spread. Not only would Jeho have been overrun, but alarm would have been felt in the vicinity of the capital. The troops from the coast had move than a thousand li to travel before reaching the scene of action, but each battalion hurried to the front with all possible speed. In the intense cold of the winter outside the passes, they suffered terribly from the frost: but this deterred them no more than did the showers of bullets from the guns of the enemy. In the more hard-fought battles the carnage was very great: as is proved by the reports of tho officers engaged in restoring order, who state that they have buried twenty thousand corpses. Nor is all the praise du^ to those who were in the thick of tho tights, for that...”
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“...ANG ARMY. It appears fr"m a memorial presented by the Governor of Heilungchiang, that a special body of troops has recently been raised in that province, supplementary to the regular army and known as the Fron- tier Defence Force. It consists altogether of eighteen battalions; of these ten are cavalry the enrolment of which was com- pleted two years ago, and six are infantry dating from the beginning of last year. There are in addition to the above a naval battalion for general service, and another called the Mo River battalion, which is apparently also a naval force. The object of the Governor in his memorial is to obtain the Emperurs sanction for a system of promotion and rewards among the officers of the said force. He quotes certain regulations established a few years ago by the Board of Admiralty for the Provinces of China situated on the coast, and in special cases for inland Provinces, where there were important roads to be guarded. It is in conformity with these regulations,...”
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“...existing battalions, which num- bers five hundred men, and to discharge two hundred and fifty more from three other regiments. The new comers will be formed into two battalions of three hund- red and sixty men each, and the remaining thirty men will make a personal guard for the General, As the GeneraVs headquar- ters are at Ch'angte Fu, the new tioops will be stationed in the vicinity of that place and of Li Cliou ; while the troops formerly guarding those regions will replace the disbanded battalion in Liling, Liuyang, Hsiangtaii and Yuhsien. Approved. RETURN OF TROOPS Tu HEILUNGCBIANG. The Governor of Heilungchiang states that last December at the request of the Kirin Government a regiment of cavalry belonging to the Frontier Defence Force was marched with all possible speed to Potuna to assist in guarding that part of the country. As soon as the rebellion was crushed the Kirin authorities had n more need for services of these troops ; and about the middle of January they were sent back...”
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“...guilty of instigating the commis- sion of a deliberate murder. For this, decapitation is the ordinary penalty ; but on account of the peculiar atrocity of the crime in the present instance, he is con- demned to be beheaded without delay. 'Referred to the Board for an immediate report. FOREIGN DKILLED FORCE IN SHENSI. The Tartar Commander-iiChief at Sian Fu has obtained permission to establish a foreign-drilled force from among the Tartar soldiers under his command. It will consist of a battalion of five hundred men. He now asks that he may have five hundred rifles and a supply of ammunition from the surplus stores of the Peking Field Force. He also begs for some drill-in- structors, armourers and cartridge-makers from the same source. He will set apart Tls. 1,000 for the extra pay of the force, till final arrangements as to expenditure can be made and reported for approval. He would like the munitions and officers to be forwarded by the, local authorities along the government route...”
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“...here will be of unusual difliculty, owing to the depth of the water and the force with which the stream is directed against the place. There is further inconvenience from the fact that many repairs having been effected of late years in this neighbourhood the stock of millet stalks in the surround- ing neighbourhood lias altogether boon exhausted. Officials have therefore been sent further inland to purchase materials, and in the meantime General Wang Te- kuei has been directed to empluy two battalion of soldiers in digging a temporary channel to draw off some of the water and relievo to pressure at the breach. TSO TSUNG-TANGS EXPLOITS IN nUNAN. In accordance with the permission grantod some time ago by the Emperor, a temple has been built to the honour of Tho Tsung-t^ng in his native town of Cl^angsha. His Majesty is now requested to ordain that official services bo performed at the temple twice a year, and to remit the trifling sum at which the ground acquired for the temple is assessed...”