On the 15th of October an_ Imperial Decree was issued directing Li Huw chung to take over charge of Chi ady of troops called the Sung With regard to these instructions Fujun, the present Governor of Shantung, points out that the Sung Wu-chun consists of two battalions of cavalry and nine of infantry, Sun Chin-piao, General of the Hanchung Brigade, with four battalions of infantry having been hitherto stationed at Chefoo, and the remainder under Wang Te-kuei, a provincial Commander-in-chief, having been distributed at Chiao-chow and along the coast. In the 8th moon of the present year Chang Yao ordered Li Fu-yun, the Brigade General in charge of the Hsiang Wuchiin, to convert a troop of 250 horse under his orders into a regiment of infantry 500 strong. The difference in pay it was said would not be very great and instructions were given to have the horses sold. On his return to the provineial capital Chang Yao learned of the disturbances on the Kiangsu frontier caused by the armed outbreak of Chou Wen-hou in the Pochow and Such'ien districts, and_at once ordered the troops under Wang Te-kuei to proceed to T'sao-chow and Yenchow, these being two prefectures iti which brigandage and lawlessness: have ever flourished. Before he had time, however, to report these arrangements to the Throne he died. Memorialist would submit that it would be most inexpedient just at the beginning of winter, when bad from the effects of hard service in the field, characters are most prone to commence and has further sanctioned the compilation their nefarious operations, to denude the of his biography and the erection of a tem-interior of troops who could easily hold ple to his memory in the Prefectural town them in check, and has accordingly retained of Chényiian. the troops in their present positions. The whole detachment has been carefully reviewed and almon-efficients, to the number of 492, discharged. The vacancies thus Meetings. caused will be filled up by men out of the Governor's own command, and
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