The Government has received telegram from H.E. Viceroy Hu Sbihchang of Manchuria reporting the int tiny of the troops of the Chihsiang mil tary force in Kirin province. This force consists of six battalions of infantry and cavalry, which are distributed. in Central Manchuria for the suppression of the Hunghutze. As most of the soldiers, however, were formerly Hunghutze themselves, the remedy" is worse than the disease." The eorraption of the officers and uselessness of the troops bare recently prompted H.E. Hsti to remove the commanding Brigadier General Ho Tion-chin from his command and replace him by Major-General Lin Chung-liang. The scheme in view is gradually to disband the soldiers and substitute now recruits to be enlisted from the various districts in Kirin province. But this decision got wind among the Chihsiang troops before the arrival of the new chtimander, and they accontingly decided to rebel. Upon the arrival of General Lin from Muk-dien, the troops went inn body. to. his quarters and demanded their arrears. of pay, which they said the former Commander Hw had owed them for fully five months, They then outed ind smashed everything in the "om mander's quarters, carried off the sinn fof Tls. 30,02 in specie and fired the General himself, who only saved his life by fleeing on horseback. Upon the news of the minting.
li intely—recajye pointed General Hu to his old command so as to pacify the minds of the soldiers, most of whom have now subsided and become once more rejtlars the Chinese army.
The Viceroy has now sent Major-General Chang Benn with eight battalions of the Peiyang Huaichun troops te Kirin, nominally for the suppression of the Hunghutze, but in look-out upon fected Chilsiang tops, whom it is still hoped to disband gradually. General Hu will be court-martialled after the distendment of his command, for he was accused by some of his subordinate officers of having instigated the mu It is certainly curious that the mutiny was suppressed inno diately after his re-appointment to the command, Tnstructions have been issued by the War Office to Viceroy Hsii and Governor Chu of Kirin to send more troops to the scene of trouble in order to. prevent the mutineers from joining the Hunghutze in the three provinces. al from
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