Dec. 3rd.—(1) Memorial from Kuo Pai-yin, the Governor of Hupeh, reporting the means taken Inst summer to prevent inundation in the country about Ching-chow on the Yangtze. Being himself occupied in quelling some disturbances by banditti in the interior of his province, he had specially deputed two officers, a Taotai and Prefect, to see to the work, who had with great exertion averted a threatened catastrophe.—Reseript: Noted.
(2) Li Hung-chang reports the death of an Assistant Magistrate named Yeh Chang-hsii from injuries received while endea-Youring to stop the floods on the Yung Ting river. He was in charge of one of the stations along the bank, and in a night of wind and rain was standing on a dangerous position urging his men to exertion when he missed his footing and fell. Notwithstanding that he was than severd jured, he continued to expos himself and died in consequence. It haa been customary to give posthumous rewards in such, cases as if the officer had died on military service, and a similar honour is Bx a liberal reward and report. now prayed for.—Reseript: Let the Board
(8) A Long memorial from Li Hung-chang respecting the breaking out of the Yungting River and what as been done to remedy the disasters, On first learning that the water had been suffered to break out, the officers in charge had been degraded and special men sent to repair the took and the difficulties. they had to con damage. They now report the stops they
tend against before bringing the work to a successful close—the principal of which were the swampy nature of the ground, and want of materials and money. The officials concerned have made up for their original negligence by subsequent diligence, and so are reinstated in their former places. A of officers for promotion is appended. The memorialist adds an explanation of how he raised money in the emergency. There being no time to write and got funds from the proper Board, and the amount which the foveral affeers, were fined not being enough, he had taken in all Tis, 66, in various proportions from the annual allowance for the repairs of rivers; from the annual subsidy paid to Chihli by the two Kiang; from the allowance for the Nan river repairs from the salt revenue; from the subsidy paid from the Shangl venue for the pay and drill of ''reap: in Chihli; and from the commiseration id by several provinces to sufferers labour has coat more than the legal rate, and it is hoped in acco with a precedent quoted that a 9 account of the items disbursed will not be required. [Edict has already appeared.)
Dee. 4th.—(1) A long Gazette of changes in the Civil service.
(2) Memorial from Tsung-shih the Commandant in the Jéh-ho district, recommending Waag Shih-d expectant sub: public accounts as between some outgoing and incoming officials. Ho had been previously recommended for the rank of Prefect, which was disallowed by the Board.—Rescript. Let the Board of Service consider and report."
pointed Li Ying-chow Acting Magi From the name, reporting having apof Chih. n, vacant by the death of—Rescript. Noted. detailed report robbers that had infested the neighbour. ious bands of
hood of Jéh-ho and Moukden and the trial and punishment, of the chiefs. [The Rdiot has already appeared; see Gazette of Nov.
Dec. 5th.—(1) Edict,—Kwang-show (a Vice Protident of the Board of Punishment) is ordered to replace Yen-hsit a Shih-lan, of the Granary Dept., during his period of mourning.
(2) Memorials.—An appeal from the censorate. The appellant states that hi brother having had a dispute with a noighhour Kwan Fu-chen, about the right to some newly formed land on the river side, the latter had set upon him with his vants, tied him up, beaten him and buried him before he was actually dead. An inquest had been held, but Kwan Fu-chen having a relation a clerk in the Magistrate's Yamen had managed to stop further, pro-
about the deceased having been guilty of ceedings. "He had also trumped up a story very unfilial conduct, and that it was at the instigation of his mother that he had beaten him, Appellant and his mother had sought
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