'The undermentioned officers' commissions lapse under Articles XXVI and XXIX of Corps Regulations, (Jan, 4):—Capt. W. R. Rice, It. C.
Mollison, It. C. Kengelbacher, 2nd It. B. R, B. Jones, a1.
It. R. A. Kreulen retires and retains his rank with permission to wear the prescribed uniform (Jan. 12).
Mx. Hsu Peichung, one of the well-known artists," has been in-Rructed by the Ministry of Educa-ion to proceed to Paris at the end of this month to bold an exhibition of Chinese paintings there, Desparcuss from Lanchow, the provincial capital of Kansu, tell of discovery of rich mineral at Yumien, in the north-art of the province. The Yocal magistrate at Yumen, Mr. Wel Chen-hua, has officially roported to the Provincial Department of Reconstruction for Kansu that naphtha has been found at Shi Yuho, south-west of Yumen city while at Hungkow and Hansia, two towns within the Yumen district, gold and coal deposits have been
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