is that in case a man die in barracks an allowance of ten taels will be made for funeral expenses. If he die on the field of battle, his family will receive two years' full ay. Tt is promised that the wounded shall proper attention and will receive extra Poy sctording to the nature of their wounds ertion and looting will be punished by death and the discipline will be severe. It is understood that one thousand men are to be raised in this prefecture and twenty-five thousand in the province at large. The notice however, does not mention the number to be raised nor the destination of the troops. It is generally believed that they are Mo proceed t to Welbaiwei to be drilled by foreigners. Lotus hope that this represents a genuine attempt to place the army on an effective footing, but, as a wise native friend remarks, for the present we can only say: "It is written so."
lith February.
KIANGYIN,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.