Nov. Ist.—(1) A decree, in answer to a memorial from the high' authorities of Yunnan, who have denounced a batch of corrupt or incompetent local officials, The individuals referred to are degraded oF dismissed the service, according to the bruitted, General of U
Wen Pin, mer patenge of the nin fleet of the fret hale of the grain fest, in six divisions, effected a passage some time ago, although with difficulty, owing to a sudden subsidence of the current in the Yellow River. By dint of great exertions, the vessels wore hauled into the canal, and their arrival at 'Tientsin on the' 20th September hae been heard of. The remain-divisions wore kept waiting for a length of time at Pa-li Mino, for want of 0 float them into the canal; and ending which had shew itself among offenders of the Haichow region, ringleaders of this movement have now been captured, and their followers dispersed, Reports have been received from the local authorities, stating that every effort had been used to well the volume of the Canal by leading water in from every available source, and that the cargoes had been light ment of carts for hed the tion north of Tung. chang Fu, where there abundance of water in the Canal, and it that in another fortnight Owing, however lowness of the water in the river Wei, grave apprehensions are entertained lest there should not be an adequate depth remaining, when once the sluices have been opened, to suffice for the whole of the squadron, Steps are being take pro means of lighterage and trant sitipment by country boats, It la obved that, in general, the navigation of the Canal is comparatively easy, and the passage of the Yellow River the main source of difficulty; but this year the usual conditions have been reversed, ning the for the d popu lation in th country around Peking, on appli tion of the Governor of Sh Yien Fu, in consequence of the pi ing dearth,—No other docu importance.
Nov. 3rd.—(1)_ To'ung-Governor-General of Sheng-kin colleague K'ing-yi, memorial reporting the decision arrived at in the rehenti of an appeal case referred back from Pel in January, 1875. The complainant, Wan, Tsi-yao, had alleged that individuals gullly of participation in ulary, by which his father had lost his life, had been screened by the village boroughs, His accusation is found to be groundless, and he is sentenced to undergo the penalty of eighty blows, which,. however, is remitted under the Act of Grace of March, 1875.
(2) Wen-che, Superintendent of the Imperial Manufactory at Soochow, memori-alines with refereuice to the order he has received for the production of 35 seals of state, in white and green to be manufactured according to pattern, Immediate steps had been taken for the purchase of material and the engagement of
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