28th November.
The Kiaochou-Chinan Railway.
It is stated from Chinan, the provincial capital of Shantung, that Governor Chou has sanctioned the placing of Chinese Railway police along the new Tine in the following manner namely, six every one hundred H, composed of two mount patrolman; two foot and two runners, ided by the chihsien, or district magistrate, of the. section through which the line passes. At the more populous towns the railway stations are to be each provided with from eight to ten policemen Ender one sergeant and a corporal: It was at first proposed to raise a stronger force of Government petrol men for the railway but there being not enough money available, the Governor fad to be contented wa tae above-noted arrangements.
Chinese Military Officers who have returned from Japan after. witnessing the recent army manceuvres there speak enthusiastically of the excellence and discipline of the Japanese troops und, while greatly admiring the energy of H. I. M. the Mikado during the' manceuvres, Jament that their own Emperor does not show the same interest in his army by perser inspecting his troops every year. Were H.ILM, Kuang Hsii to act like the Japanese Emperor it would, these ollicers claim, give the necessary incentive for all, officers as well as soldiers, to do their best, und create such an enthusiasm in the Chinese army that one und all would be ready to die for him in times of national emergency. At any rate, these visits to witness the Japanese' army manquvres are- doing Chinese officers a world of good, and the practi experience in the science of modern mii tary operations will- doubtless be turned to ut by them when the opportunity year there were many Man ficers of high rank also present'and wey will doubtless not fail to praise the excelence of the Japanese army to their friends and relations at Court and so sive the necessary confidence to the powers that be to join ace n the expected with Russia. BLE. Tieh Liang, Manchu Vice-President of vse Board of Revenue and Commandant of the io Manchu troops now undergoing drills and instruction in Peking, who headed the Chinese Military Mission at the recent manceuvres in Japan, is reported to be especially enthusiastic over the Japanese and of their army. ILE. reling to the Peking telegram audience of the Empress Dowager and esr, in another column, ad' an Emperor on Thursday (26th) to report the result of his visit to Japan and HE. will doubtless do his best to impress upon their Majesties the value of close relations Japan instead of Russia, especial an" open secret. in Peking that Teh "strong hater of all thi I thi Viceroy of th Provinces, HA Li Ming-cheng, arrived at Foochow from Canton on the 2ist instant and took over his seals of once from he Tartar General, who was Viceroy ad interim, on the 22nd inst.
30th November.
The War Don It was reported in local Mandarin circles on Saturday that HE. En Shou, the Manchu Governor of this province, received on Friday morning a secret decree from Peking informing iim that, owing to the imminence of a rupture with Russia regarding Manchuria, the Empress Dowager has decided to abandon Peking for Hsian. The decree commands Governor En Shou to organise without delay a corps of picked troops and lead them to Poking to serve as guards to the Court when it leaves Peking. It is also stated that similar instructions have been issued to other Manchu provincial officials of high rank throughout the country. It seems that there is a plan that Manchu officials and their troops shall form the into the interior, while mandarins of lrguard of the Court on its journey
Chinese descent are to cover the retreat should pursuit be made.
The Sixty-eighth Anniversary of the birth of Her Majesty the Empress which fell on Saturday, the 28th imst., was celebrated with quite unusual enthusiasm by Chinese doing business on the Nanking and Honan Roads, who decorated their shop fronts with the national yellow dragon were lanterns of all kinds and flag and red draperies, underneath which
shapes. The display 4s indicative of the growth of a patriotic feeling stirred by the present crisis and the firmer sititude lately adopted by the Court. His Honour the Taotai, Yuan Shu-hsun, and all the substantive mandarins of Shanghai presented themselves a little
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