With the object, it is eaid, of saving expense, the camber of the " Dare To Die" troops is being reduced. The other day these soldiers wore subjected to m novel kind of ordeal with this and in view. The anit in question consisted of 200 meo, and in order to cat down the number they were called open to try their strength in lifting " weight of eighty catties. Oot of the 200, eighty scoomplished thie feat, and the other thereupon dismissed, exch receiving an honorarium of twenty cents, The weight-lifters wore retained in qhe service of the army,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.