The first western train under the new railway management left Harbin this morning, there being very many to be forgotten," said the captain, thatthe Chinese annales consist'of sbout a million soldiers. The crack troops are being improved rapidly and are paid regularly. They could no doubt put up a stubborn, resistance to anyeforeign force, but its training is not advanced sum ciently to face a selection of crack regiments from some well organized army such as the Japanese with rear hopes of success."
Paying a high tribute to Gen. [Chiang Kai-shek, Captain Kummarker said that the Chinese generalissimo has been successful in his military' plans and would maintain' the high Fecord of his troops, The German oticer added that Gen. Chiang's soldiers are most eager to learn and ask "many questions pertaining. to military science and the latest armaments, The men of the Chinese army, continued, are willing to work hard and suffer hardships without complaint. Time he believed, would really make a first class army out lof Gen, Chiang Kai-shek's troops.
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