General. of -Heiluagebiang, reports the return of the four battalions of cavalry belonging to the Chénpien or Frontier Defence army, from Fengtien; this corps having been taken by the former Tartar General Ek'd-tang-b in 1894 to Fengtien to fight the invaders (Japanese). Owing to the absence of the cavalry brigade, memorialist was compelled to, select from the territorial battalions in Tsitsihar body of 200 mounted young men to undertake police and patrol work hitherto done by the said brigade before the war. The money saved by the disuse of baggage coolies attached to the Chénpien Army was made to do duty to pay the additional wages of the new cavalry patrol. Now, however, the above cavalry brigade has returned from Fengtien, and memori: list after an inspec: tion sent them back to their former quarters to resume their usual duties, Heres memorialist has disbanded the newly raised cavalry with instructions to return to the territorial posts to which they originally belonged.—Rescript: Noted.
8th February.
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