The Ministry of War has prepared a plan for the unification of military affairs in the Republic of China on the following principles (1) To fix the standard strength and system of the Army of the Republic.
(2) To fix the "pay" for a regi-mont, a brigade, and a division.
(3) To fix the term of service for officers. for re-export to foreign countries, the authorized reduction shall be allowed.
(2) Cargoes from Yunnan, north Manchuria and other places to France, Russia and other cou tris, including those bought and' shipped by these countries, themselves, shall be taxed also on the reduced scale, with a view to maintaining friendly relations between the nations.
(4) To fix the term of service for the men.
(5) How to employ th>m in gar-risen work and cultivating the land after the term of service.
(8) To fix the amount of pay at ordinary times, and pay during a war.
(7) To use home-manufactured arms of as uniform a pattern and of as modern a design as possible, Robbery in French Concession.
Shortly before 8 p.m. on the 6th instant, three robbers, spe: Shantung dialect, entered Ts hsiang, a large retail piece-goods shop at Nos, 41, 42 and 43 on the road west of Pahsienjao. One robber wore a long grey cotton gown while the other two were dressed in black suits. They produced revolvers, and forbade the raising of any alarm. They snatched $179 in big dollars and about 600 small coins from the counter and retired. But during the robbory, the accountant tried to wrest the money from them whereupon he received three shots, one in his face, one in his left should-r and another in the thigh. Two outsiders were also hit by stray shots fired by the robbers as a parting salute. and these together with the accountant were (3) This reduction of tax is only allowed on "tea leaves," and as regards all the rest such as tee dust, and tea bricks, the full tax will have to be paid.
Joint Defence of Seven Provinces, The Central Government has devoted much attention to the ques ion of extirpating bad charac. ters and rebels. The General: simo's Office, has conferred several times with the Ministries of War and Marine, and the -|General Staff as to the best method to attain this object.
Tt has been decided to unite the seven provinces, namely Kiangsu, Ché- Kiang, Anhui, Kiangsi, Hunan, Hupeh, and Kuangtung in all defensive and punitive measures.
Telegraphic News From Peking.
Sir Richard Dane left Peking for Yunnan on the Sth instant, The President has addressed a telegram to General Tang Chi-yao, Chiangchun of Yunnan, demanding an explanation why report has been sent with regard to the serious rising of the tufei Tsiung Shao-hsit, who was te-ported by detectives to have surrounded a city, massacred the official and cut the telegraph lines. conveyed by ardor of the Police to the St. Mary's Hospital for treatment.
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