The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-19
THE CHINESE ARMY,
ITS ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND
GENERAL CONDITION.


Those who believe that in tn lot re
mote future the Chinese empire VIII
prove thorn III the side II 80 5ia VIII
find their views cOiToboratcd by an article
in the current number Of The lricfaaiion
ale Revue uber die CesaDnlen Arneeh
und Flotten, which treats IL tio latest
reforms introduced into the Chinese army
Apart from the Chimes gLn Nanchu
militas, each province 10" yo>s",s~, =
regular army of enlisted troops under TIC
immediate command OF its yioc' - VI
these the best organized l. the army OF
Pe.chi-l, which instructed ~ European
officers. also well armed and clo'foi H.
uniform, serves it, model Tor the otu'.i
What, however. concerns Us most ~ ini3
country is the reorganization OF tie aiIs.r
Of Manchuria, which has recently been
undertalen-partly because China 81 he's
to colombo that region a. buiUai@
against Russia, and partly because she
fears that power as 4 dangerous rival IL
the COrea This reorganization was beg un
two years ago NanchUria being divided
into three districts. the united miiitM;
strength Of which j. said 10 amount i)
from 2J0 900 10 go. 600 mon. Ga these.
we ere tod, onc-third arc armed vifH
brecch lOadcrs. the remainder with Oil
fashioned firearms. b0rs. arrows aud
lancos Thirty thousand are constantly
under arms, tie nucleus being composed
Of 1900 troops from the Pc-chi-ii army,
who have been disciplined after tbc LU0.
pean model.
WATCHING THE FRONTIER
d f..s Il.
possesses un arsenal and watches tH'
Russian frontier With detachmeuts which
scour the country continually to clear 81
Of b3udi,ti and keep the roads open ~
postal communication The cavalry.
formed into squaIrous Of 2jj men adc
armed with Winchester MAGAZINE ri.'ns q
Remington gcpcators. and their nolaes,
though small. aio active ard scrvicc'll'.
They aro described ci bold riders. uitl
the usual ugly Asiatic scat. and strange
TO say. thcy mako no 1850 Of steel wc9ro-3
in some cases arc not even proNi 'rI
with them. Inciv formation H. iu sii D.
rank their pace Tie walk or -cli.l. '.e
trol le.Hg unknown Ihcy attack 81 l.
swalm g..gr ire. and to the sound e
trumEc.- the Officers blinc iA rcar rs
their Mon
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august. "leu ~ ,ai li...' Hrei-.j
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and a. tuc -utur.al ia. ..,.i3I II the
general commenting. t.c l.. .lI.,-u..A
are rewarded rii. 81 40. ..iy.r uel..s.
but. a. th' .c.-.-I l.. ..rAit..a 10
wear taa sans. .-.. .....i.. Do. distinction
IS uJt ov.n..tter.r The o.di,rs an-
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chlPi)yt4 70 az ',.' ."-r % -. --.-.'-.
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stationed ei-n' ot'''''Ol'' %! N''''-'
4ahtiy' ta.h ~ strong "l.." 60. '-...ly /
el-li0!eI III 'A- c'Al-. ,'clDI ~ 'o-''-'.-.
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lha' OF 'Ao '''i''" .'.''9'1!'o'
OFFICERS AID .idF.''Es
New uriu regulations, similar 10 the
French are bcinr Introduced. On pa
radc the officers LOOK or merely inter
vening wh-a the appli.S.iDn ca the 81,
seems NECESSARY! TIE battalion j. 0-
yiIcd into four companies. whose chiefs
hold the rank OF major nevertheless
major general Is not unlreclo fly cOL-
tent to assume command " one 4 them
Tie officers make good the denclency ~
their pay by deiIaudIlE tL,it men. a.
soldier l5 oilon forced I'D al. ms own 'Ai'
a5 laborer ior the prolt oil ms oihc,r
Tho officers are represented as Wholly
uucdEclted, and dependent for promotion
yu tie caprice Of some magnatc, for whom
lley are ready to perform the most mclial
offices VLcV UNDERGO m examination