Picked bodies-of troops are now ready for all emergencies at Jehol, Hsipeikou, and) Shanhaikuan, and there is a general impression that shortly, after the "double tenth" these troops will take the offensive in response to am edict from the new President, setting forth the iniquities of Chang Tso-lin in defying the Constitution, and thus trus trating the unification of the country. A minority, in view of the imminence of winter, and the that a campaign will involve outside the wall, are in-
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