Marshal Tuan Chi-jui has picked from the scattered troops of Wu Pei-fu 6,000 men to be formed into Bodyguard Brigade; he has deputed Marshal Tuan Chi-kuei to nitond to this matter, Gen. Sun Yo reports that he has reconstructed the 16th Brigade at Paoting, and inflicted a fine of $100,000 on its Commander Tsao Shi-chih and $50,000 on Gen. Wang Yung-chung, both of whom he w deporting to Tientsin to be dealt with finally.
At the Cabinet meeting on November 10, it was decided to abolish the post of Inspector-General of Jehol, Chahar and Sufyaan and cashier Gen, Wang Huai-ching, whose troops are to be readjusted by Gen, Mi Cheng-pino, Tutung of Tehol.
The request by Marshal Chi and Governor Han of Kiangsu to retain the surtax collected by the Customs and to increase the surtax on merchandize in order to raise funds: for reorganization and relief purposes, was rejected, as the auest does not ft in with the origin-plan, The "Ching Household Readjustment Commissiog, which will sit for about four months, is composed of seven members representing the Republic and four members. representing the Ching House. Having failed to persuade the two concur bines of the Into Kuang Hsu to vacate their Palaces, Gen. Lu Chung-and Mr. Chang Pi went to see Pu Yi (the nominal head of the Manchus), asking him to intervene; Pu Yi consented to do s0, 'Tue "Central China Post" say: The man who possesses an army of his own in China, with a fairly roomy field in which to operate is in a position to accumulate as many dollars as' would amount to the revenue of an ordinary kingdom. The soldiers can be obtai ed. at the expense of beating a drum. Their arms and accoutrements may be drawn from the Government arsenals under a promise to- pay for them at a later date, which promise need not be kept if the army should prove to be. a: serviceable. one—the " more formidable. it appears to, be, the less, the. prabability., that any, debt icetor will ever turn up.
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