The age of conscription is under discussion, buy the committes is inclined to the view that the present age, namely 20 years, best suits Japan's purposes. The' revision of the conscription law is not expected to make any large cliff one in the military budget. Officers fon the active list, who were discontinued when four divisions were eliminated, are appointed as military instructors to various schools and continue to be paid by the War Office:
The real motive behind compulsory military training in schools is.
FENGTIEN aeroplanes were active on the Nankow front recently. The Fengtien flying squadron, known in Mukden as the "Flying Tigers," had lwen ordered by General Chang Ghang-chang, to bomb the enemy positions. ey gave their attention chiefly to Chan-ping, which was heavily bombed. It appears that the railway station there was crowded witn troops and was an easy mark for the airmen, wko travelled up and. down the line several times bombing ithe station building. Several other buildings also suffered and hree were set on fire.
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