No Foreigners Need Apply New Yorfcj 2SAn attache of the Chinese legation at Washington writs to various New York journals saying Numerous applications for commissions in the Chinese army and navy are being continually received at this legation 1 and as it is impossible to devote the necessary time to answering all may I venture to ask you to be so good as to publish this letter in the columns of your widely circulated paper in order that it may ba generally known that the eport that the Chinese government is engaging the services ser-vices of foreigners for its army and navy is entirely devoid of foundation