Just recently some eight hundred disbanded soldiers of General Cheng have gradually returned to these, districts and they tell do not seem to inspire ing generation with a desire for military glory. One aspirant for fame remarked he would take to begging before taking to soldiering again. They report that the Empress and suite are at Hsian, and that wany thousands of soldiers are stationed at Tungkuan, a pass at the Shansi and Shensi where the Yellow River junction of the three provinces of Honan,
dows swiftly between some high hills, and where a. narrow road about sufficient for two carts to pass has been~"cut and which forms the entrance to Hsian. Here I am told there are no Boxer camps, pub gil Tmperial troops. It is also suid that Tung Fa-hsiang is away 2 good dest
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