The city of Kueilin is in a great state of excitement, for the above place is only fifty English miles away, and once across the passes, of which there are two high ones, there is no obstacle to their coming here. During the last few days there have been several small bodies of troops sent out, but unfortunately for the moment there are practically no troops here at all, only a few hundred in all.
only a mouth since that a number of regiments were disbanded, owing, it is said, to. change of Marshals. Or as some say that H. E. Governor Ko, hearing that he was to be changed, sent large sums of money to his parental nest and so was loath to put out more for military purposes. Now his removal has been countermanded, and so he is in a nice fix. The result is he has been seriously ill for some ten days or so, and has applied for three months' sick leave. The Provincial Treasurer is dispatching all important business.
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