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of tents, and any quantity Of rice ant
fodder tell into the hands OF the Japanese
Apparently the Chinese were toe
much frightened to wait even few hours t
destroy ANYTHING. The enthusiasm OF tn
troops Is intense. Every man is eager Il
press forward. It Is believed that Mukden
can be reached without an encounter with
any organized Chinese force, great or small" !"
! The Chinese army of the Yalu has retreat
ed to q well-forti6ed position at Fling Huang
Ching, and bars the road from Mukden to
Pekin. Fifteen thousand Chinese have been
ordered to march from Fling .Huang Ching,
make detour, and attack the advancing
Japanese army on the right flank.
Mrs. Bishop, a mlssionory at Mukden,
says that she saw the Chinese regiments on
their way to the front, and there was not q
single gun OF modern make among them,
their firearms consisting entirely OF antique
muzzle-loaders aid matchlocks. Many OF
the soldiers, she adds, were without evs-
these, their only weapons OF offence being
spears and bows and arrows. During the
stay of the force at Mukden 1t was increased
by the enlistment of able bodied beggars and
soolies.
This army set off after three weeks Of drill
ing. As they marched out many OF the sol.
diers laid they were going out to be shot.
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army have been frequent. as many as four
teen men having been beheaded in a single
day.
The army is absolutely without anv
medical supplies, and Is attended by no
ambulance corps, 1t being the custom OF the
Chinese to strip all who may be wounded In
battle and leave them on the field.
All the Soochow property belonging to
Sheng, the Taotai Of Tientsin, has been
seized and sealed by the Chinese Governor
In obedience to orders from Pekin. Sheng
is the official VINO bought German rifles for
600 900 taels, and sold them to the Govern
ment for 5000, 900. When the fraud was
discovered Ii Hung Chang slapped his face.
The seizure of his property followed quickly
upon the denunclation OF the Board OF
Censo-5.
An essentially Oriental story is told in
Tientsin, illustrative OF the venallty OF somo
OF the Chinese officials. gentleman re-
siding In that city ordered Chinese mason
TO bring the necessary clay to make
some repairs in his fireplace. The mason
appeared the next day with a cart load OF
what appeared to be cannon. balls, out
which were really sun-dried globes Of clay
nainted black. Some time before hostilittes
With Japan began viceroy Ii inspected a
number of vessels belonging to the northern
squadron. Many OF tho ships were insuth
emily supplied with ammunition. the
money paid out for that purpose hav
ing been otherwise appropriated. As
this story would probably, nor
meet with the approval OF the
yiceroy. q number OF bricklayers were at
once set to work manufacturing "fake" can
non balls out OF clay. after which they were
painted black. These innocuous missiles
we're then smuggled aboard severai OF the
vessels, and when the inspection was held
proved complete success.
Numerous deeds Of heroism are recorded
among the japanese troops. While body
OF newly enlisted men were marching to
the front one OF the soldiers was taken VIC
lently Ill. He was removed to the nearest
hospital, but refused to unclasp his sword
belt or surrender his gun to the at
tending physicians. That death was neal
be knew, and he deemed It disgrace