The story which went the rounds on Saturday of the fall of Tsing-Various references have bear tao—and still tries to hold its made lately in the Chinese Press to ground in the attenuated form the inauguration of conscription in thet the Japanese might have China on German lines, the institu-taken Tsingtao already had they tion of a model army, to be oom: chosen—is a fair sample of the paved of picked men from northern untrustworthiness of ''whet every-units, and a-special appeal to ons body knows." This Particular of well-to-do families of Chibli, rumour probably took its origin in Honan and Shantung to alist another story recently current that Here, however, the scheme seems to General Kamio intended to make get confused with that of a body-a birthday present of Tsingtao to guard for the President. Much of the Emperor—sithough where the this talk is, of course, pure moon-prevent could come in, seeing that shine. But the plan for model Japan is not taking Tsingtao for army, to form the nucleus of herself, nobody seems to have} well drilled, well organized snd troubled himself to inquire. The. trustworthy force throughout Chi-Japanese authorities in Shanghai, na is undoubtedly genuine enough. who have all through been kept From a Chinese correspondent closely informed of proceedings in Peking we receive the following frees have never believed that Tsingtao could fall 20 carly as particulars
the 3ist ultima; nor the letter There be to begin ya be only two toan the unite of to-day from our correspondent. which will be picked out from the various Divisions of the Northern Army" and with General Kamio's foroee sug- cording raceot memoria from the gest any such expectation. In Mi point of fact the Japanese siege} mn Mu, Caviar these wil. be om, Generals Yin Chang sud guns were only in position by the Tesi Ao. The former is ti %th and some few days had still isto de-camp of the President, ud the Inter tah of Yunnan and now member to elapse before they could begin of he Goverala Headquarters (Chisog: work. Actually, the telegrams chun fu) in Peking. The report that the Setoray It is just possible that:
us, bombardment began on Presidente' eldest son Mr. Yuan "ie Till broome the commander in che! this Model Di Japanese chose that day as an suspicious one. But it is much military training under more likely that the fact of its thong, who was educated in Garou) being the Emperor's birthday was The undertaking is being wat mere coincidence,
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