ABSTRACT OF PEKING GAZETTRS, Deo. 26th,—(1) Ch'ung-how, vice-President of the Board of War, memorializes pointing out the need that exists for an addition to the number of Imperial Examiners for the provincial litera czeminations,. Two ofiosrs of thie rank are sent at each triennial period, and the duties imposed upon them are more than it is physically possible to discharge, is has become more and more the case ince the cultivation of letters has taken the Empire, and to the fixed number of deyreos obtainable by way of reward for contribu ious raised on behalf of the State tion, already published, Dec. 27th—(L and 2.) Memorials from the Court of Censorate, forwarding appeals of the province of Kwangtung, In the first case, " woman named Li Liang-f the Sin-hwei district, complaina of the murder of her husband in 1872 by certain neighbours, who ad Inid violent Iunds on hia property. 'The district trate was influenced on behalf of the era by the local notables, and was consequent! her,' After many oppon! ly sent for by the local committee" of notables, who took advantage of her being unable to road to make her put her mark to a document which she unders! be a receipt for the reinaing of her husband, but which falsely represented her as acknowledging that he had come by his death accidentally. A coolie was ith her to dig up the remains from a hill-ride, and the bones of hor husband, together with his skull ins state of decomposition, wore handed over to her, Having failed in all efforts to obtain justice locally, she has sent her appeal to the Onpital.—The second case is the complaint of a n ict, alle Vigilant, which has go " expect to be back in Hongkong in about six weel time,—After a trip over to Mucao, the Sir Tamseljer Jerjeebhoy has resumed her quondam night-service between Hongkong and Canton, and as yot without any opposition from the Steam-boat Company. The cheap faro of fifty conte mutt be Jooked upon asa boon by the Celeatials at th thole New Your aeason, for paying their relatives ell ne for tr tors to Kowk to find the done by cooli Joong Garden Lot Associatio: doing a good deal to place.—A cricket match between and the Army and Navy won by the former, by 62 ru: understands that' an action has been Drought by two Chinamen against the Universal Circulating Herald news: for alleged libel containe: pondence which was publ 27th November, and daringes are laid at will be the first case of dook, soon be ready for sea; there remain only a few repairs and alterations to the cabins and deck work to be completed.—Advices from Canton atate that the new Viceroy of the Two Kwang arrived at Canton on the 17th instant.—An_ entertainment was given on the evening of the [th instant, under the a spices of the Christian Asse to acme three hundred soldiers and sailors, A substantial dinner was given at 6 o'clock, and was followed by an interval for smoking. About 7, the Right Reverend Bishop powder, Our contemporary further remarks that it would be a remarkably good thing for the Portuguese gunboats to take an ocessional cruise in then i maters, particularly about Chine Yoar.—The Rev. V. J. de Souza Almeida, while on an excursion to the mainland, was attacked by a Chinaman with " drawn sword, who deliberately inflicted some Padre's lend before Jered, The assailant: was afterwards ascertained to be x mad-ped from the custody of was running about the hills came in contact with the excurnists.—Hongkong Times,
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