to be recruited by Major Hamilton Bower, of Tibetan exploration fame, are to be raised, it is now reported, la Hongkong. No one knows for what purpose these doughy Cantonese warriors are required, but it is conjectured that they are to form part of the garrison of Weihaiwei. It would surely be better to try and raise a battalion from the hill tribes of India. They would be more reliable and much better soldiers, Ohinese ideas of discipline are of the haziest description.
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