Speaking of brigands, several of the type who masquerade as soldiers were quickly despatched at Chengchow a few days ago. On leaving the main door of the Union station there I was shocked to see staring up at the morning sun the stark corpses of four men in soldiers' uniform. They had been shot some time during the night by military orders, and an official wa tice was posted on a stone tablet. near at hand. Ty informed soldier and civilian alike that thus would all such offenders be dealt with, The notice made it plain that ex: fected men were really brigands who pretended to be soldiers of the local division, and dared to use the name of that division to get supplies ithout money. The country filled with disbanded soldiers who prey upon the civilian populi either in small or large groups.
Apart from one oF tw: high off posts, there ly new set of Department heads in. the city, Needless to say "the no doubt, be much cheaper there than in the days whom Marshal Wu's camp was the real court of China, Nevertheless the prov divided into two admin areas, as Gen. Han Vu-kuen collects all the revenue from the western 24 counties, and Gen. Han occupies Marshal Wu's barracks.
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