Striking testimonial to Gen. Feng Yuchsiang's Soldiers (Contributed.)
Peking, May 13.
As a pleasant and reassuring contrast to most reports regarding Chinese military organizations comes the report brought back by a recent foreign visitor to Sinyang-chow in Honan, where General Feng Vu-hsiang's mixed brigade is stationed. It may be remersbered that General Feng's brigade was at Changteh, Hunan, for about two years, during which time the people of that district came to hold both officers and men in the highest esteem, on account. of their excellent behaviour, discipline and public works. Nearly a year ago the brigade was transferred to Hupeh in spite of all the efforts of the Hunanese to retain it in their province and stationed near Hliankow, and five months ago it was transferred to Sinyangchow, a station on the Kin-Han Railway in southern Honan, where it has met with the same popularity. The troops live in tents or mud and thatch barracks of their own building, so as not to interfere with the residences, shops, or inns.
A few days ago the people of Changteh, Honan, wishing to renew their expression of gratitude and appreciation to General Feng and his troops, sent an individual gift to them all in the form of a suitably inscribed memorial medal—1,000 in gold for the officers, and 10,000, struck in silver, for the men. Officers and men alike are much gratified at this expression of appreciation for their attempts to live up to the ideals of the real soldier-protector and servant of the people—especially as it comes after the Tapse of so long a period of time.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.