is defunct and anew company, starting under the most favourable ansp has taken its place on the strength of the Corps. The old unit was never a success and there were several reasons results. In the first place the members were not of the available inthe Settle they had pale camp they did not enter with enthusiasm upon the course of lustra tion provided by the permanent star was English and they pre-
Nearly all Japs have passed through "course of military training in youth or carly manhood, and though the japanese Amy hasbeen modelled es, many purely Japanese characteristics have been retained, expecially in all matters relating to discipline. The army, following the precedent established by the Navy, sent a number of cadets to foreign countries and on their return to Japan the observations and experiences of the military students were presented to a Board of Experts and just what was considered most applicable to the arms of Japan was adopted. The result ix the apa nese army of to-day—an organization possessing its own peculiar traits and attractive to the Japanese as no other military system could be.
became plainly evident lately that the old company did not posees the clemenst Original from
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