The new Director-General of the Territorial Force is a distinguished officer who brings to that post exceptional qualifications. "Sir Waller Kirke is moreover a member of 1 family which has had long associa tons with the Army. His younger brother Colonel E. St. G. Kirke is at present Chict Engineer China Com= mand at Hongkong. His elder brother, It-Colonel K. St, G. Kirke, 's a South "African War veteran and served with distinction with the At= tillery in the Great War winning the DSO. in 1017. Sir Waller Kirke, during the Great War, started on the mobilization staff which did suer wonderful work in the despatch of the British Expeditionary Force to France, Later he organized" the British intelligence service in France with remarkable success. He first saw active service in Waziristan in 1901 as a Gunner subaltern fresh from "Shop". He was appointed to command of the Sth Division in 1920 after serving on many. important military commissions and being Deputy Chief of the General Stam in india. "He went to the Western Command in, 1989 and is Ainess for the ost which he is now assuming Is well recognized.
In the February issue of "Tien Hsia Monthly," which maintains its alert Interest in culture and education accordance with the policy of its Board, there is a fascinating account of the ile of Toong Kuo-fan, the conqueror of the Taipings and subse. quently Viceroy of Liangkiang, The climax of 'Tseng Kuo-fan's career came in 1864, when Nanking fell to his brotier's assaults, and for loyal service 'Toong Kuo-fan was made a Marquis of the first grade in addition to his other honours as a Mandarin of the first rank, a wearer of the' Yellow Jacket and the Double-eyed Peacock Feather, a Knight and the Prime Defender of the Crown Prince. He was transferred to the viceregal post in Nanking again in 1670 at 60 years of age end frequently visited Shanghai. 'A description of him at the time I given by Mr. 7. K, Chuan from a con: temporary portrait:
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And there follows an illuminating ace count of the duties of the Viceroy within whose charge Shanghai came "he had to inspect the building of Gieamboats and et machine shop ay ho hhad'to. keep the. Court Informed the progress made in elvit administra Hon? and in "the: deling iclangwan; a receive callers with Various proposals, such as the apout techie! schools and the sending of, students abroad to study military {elence and mechanical engineering, fand he had to write letters 40. hie friends and subordinates. Ills right eye had already yone blind and weit= Siu had "becom
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