Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — China’s Regular Army. [ARTICLE]

China’s Regular Army.

The regular army of China is said to consist of 323,090 men. Besides this, the Emperor’s army, there is a national 1 army of 650,000 men, who are paid, about $1 a month, but in consideration of this munificence are required to feed themselves. The cavalry receive $3 a month, feed their own horses, and if lost or killed, are required to replace them out of the pay given by the government.