As already reported in these columns nearly, 10,000 of General Tung Fuhsiany's savage Kansu brigands—it is now officially acknowledged that the Kansu levies began the looting first amongst the Government troops at Peking last year—are now with the Court acting as part of the Imperial Guards on route to Kaifeng, under the command of General Ma Anliang, one of the favourite proteges of Tung Furhsiang. It now transpires that, in order to avoid uncomfortable questions these troops have had their corps' name changed from " Kan Chun" or Kan-ssu Army into "Chih-sheng Chin" or Army that is bent on Victory—a signi-ant appellation, taking into "considera. tion the circumstances of last year. Tt stated, however, Ubat the Foreign Ministers at Peking have heard of these savages with the Court and have protested ay (heir presence to the Chinese Plenipotentia ries, who in their (urn have informed the Empress Dowager of the protests and praying her to dismiss them, keeping only the Peking Field Force and the Hu Sheng Corps Gloritied Tigers) of Yung Lu to act as her guards from Hsian to" Kaiten Athough the. advice tendered by the Plenipotentiaries has all the elements of prudence it ix not believed that the Empress Dowager and her advisers will listen to it.
The Evacuation of Foreign:
Troops.
The "Sinwénpao" learns that the Chinese Plenipotentiaries had a conference with the vations Foreign Ministers at Peking on the 8th inst., to c¢ idea the question of the evacuation of Foreign troops from Manchuria and Tientsin.
The Death of Yung Lu's Son, The "Universal Gazette" states that a son of the Grand Secretary Yung Lu, ex-Generalissimo of the Grand Army of the North, whilst accompanying the Court on the journey to K'aiféng, suddenly fell sick and died on the third day out. 'The he-reaved parent was subsequently granted four days' leave to attend to his, son's funeral, ete., with instructions to' hurry after the Court when completed.
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