a Month Peking, Sept. 11
'Taking advantage of the presence jof General Vu Hsueh-chung, chairman of Chihli, General Sung Chet yuan, Chairman of Charhar, and other North China military' com-Council called. an extraordinary Jmanders here, the branch Military session to-day' to discuss a reduction in military expenditure.
After a Jong deliberation, the meeting agreed. to cut down the existing monthly bit! of $9,000,000 to. $4,500,000.
Details' regarding the reduction of troops will be worked out later.
The meetin also decided to apint a'committee to supervise, th administration of military funds—Reuter.
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