dispatch further states that Viceroy Hsi Ying-kuei has ordered the establishment of a powder factory at a place outside the West-ate of F chow city, called Wanshan-chiao (Curved Mountain' Bridge), and that the Super intendent of the new is to he Colonel Lai. The machinery. Will east the xmment Tls. 100,000, Hat September, The Tze-chiang Brigade of 5,000 disciplined troops or; dat woosung in 1893 on the German model by Taotai Shen Tun-ho, under the auspices of Viceroy Lin Kenn-yi, and which was in Riangyin on the to start immediately for Shantung—as rumour has it, to reinforce ithe army of Governor ¥ ihh-k ai, for the purpose of acting as Ra guards 01 the new line in that province, when the Germans evacuate Chinese territory. Te will be remembered that about a month ayo it din these colummsthat the Tzegade, which is properly under i ud of general Li Chan-chun, the chief military official in this part of Kiang. Pee Htonene ostensibly. to act as Thperial province, was under orders to_proceed Fauards to the Gavelling Court. General Li Chan-eh'un, however, it appears, ix able te person at the hi these troops General Chang, ud to be an officer educated abroad, Uh second in command, will lead' the igadey to Shantuny instead of, {formerly intended, to. Honan, There an quite a number of well-educated young atticers holding commissions inthe. chiang Brigule, which is said to be quite equal in discipline and drill to Ge Yuan Shih-kor's best troops, and respects even better.
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