First Chinese National Assembly

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 14, 5 October 1910, Page 7

First Chinese National Assembly

The Peking correspondent of the “Tung Wah Times," writing by last mail, says that a full meeting of the Board of War has been convened to prepare bills for the consideration of the First National Assembly, which will be opened on October 3. It is reported that measures providing for the following will be considered: — The training of a new army on modern methods; the procedure of appointing military cadets; the abolition of the

old army; the disposal of officers wh® have served in the old army; conscription; the military discipline of the soldiers; arms and ammunition; and the breeding of army horses. The Naval Department held a meeting at the beginning of August, when it was decided to introduce the following measures on naval affairs in the National Assembly:— To appropriate funds for constructing offices for the proposed Naval Board; to decide what funds the Board of Finance shall undertake to provide for the Admiralty; how much the Provincial Government shall provide; what funds shall be provided for constructing naval stations and men-of-war; authorising the withdrawal of the private deposit of the late Empress Dowager for the fund for re-organising the navy; to establish naval printing offices; to organise naval police; to establish schools for the training of naval cadets, who will be sent to foreign countries to study; to establish naval colleges; and to draw up naval ordinances in accordance with foreign laws.