A Soochow letter states that H.E.
Cheo K'uei-lun, the newly appointed Viceroy of Szechuan, is in receipt of a telegram from the gentry and literati of the Szechuan province, congratulating themselves on baring his Excellency as their Viceroy. Hix Excellency has been requested to take up his new post oon as possible, as his presence is greatly needed. It is stated that the natives of that province are preparing to give grand welcome to his Excellency when he arrives there.
The correspondence which has passed between the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Hongkong Military Authorities, regarding alleged defective ammunition, is decidedly interesting, though it appears that the views entertained at Hongkong, as a result of special tests, fare quite at variance to the firm cou-Vietions of local Volunteers, who have arrived at their conclusions after long and varied practices at the batts. It is, course, possible that ammunition manufactured in 1900 should effective, that is if there is no flaw whatever. But in the local supply, unfortunately, flaws are not infrequent. One of the first considerations for the
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