We are informed that Mr. Jemo Tien-yow C. E., a returned American student of the Chinese Educational Mission of the early seventies and a graduate of the class of 1882 of the Sheffield Scientific Department of Yale University, U. 8. A., has been appointed Consulting' Engineer to H.E.Shéng Kung-pao. Mr. Jemo Tien-you (Chan Tien-yn) assisted in constructing the Poking to ion tsin and Tientsin to Shanhaikuan Railway under Mr. Kinder, the Engineer-in-Chief, and is an Engineer of wide experience and high scientific attainments, Preparing for Retreat.
Chinese dispatches from Mukden state that the Russians have been lately actively engaged in constructing somi-por-manent defences at a place called Mao-shan, about three miles and a-half south of {t is stated that the Russians aking a determined stand at Maoshan in the event of being compelled to evacuate Liaoyang. They have constructed no-less than fourteen forts on Maoshan which is further protected by ines of trenches, wire entanglements and cheveaux-de-frisco, etc., but'so far no guns have been mounted—apparently these are expected either from Liaoyang or Mukden. A little to the southwest of Mao-shan, at a place called Maféngkou, several lines of covered trenches connecting with one another have been dug, capable of holding some seven or eight thousand men. Here however, on one or two elevated points there have been constructed several small semi-permanent forts which are armed with quick-firers, but as far as can be learned, there are not more than four to each fort.
ILE. Tsen Ch'un-hsuan, Viceroy of the Two Kuang provinces, it is stated in a Poking letter, telok graphed to the Throne himself concerning the revolt of the troops at Liuchon, Kuangsi province, with all details, and in accusing himself of having failed in keeping due watchfulness over his troops in Kuangsi asked to - be. severely. punished by the Throne, In accordance,
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