1914-11-07 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

A Model Chinese /irmy. The Eastern Times re; oris that President Yann Shik's himself has become a regimest con- mander of the new model army and ordered Chen Kwan-yuan 10 establish the headquarters of his 10:iment at the old camp of the Imperial guarde. He is collecting the best of the non-commissioned officers of all the armies of the whole country as priv. tes and mizor officers as non-coms. The regimento! Commander ranks with a Colonel. Tas Republican Times reports:The province of Kiongsi has sent up 100 soldiers to Peking to join the new model

army.

British Museum Figures,

A retara ebowing the progress

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