Feng-tien Fu, memorializes, reporting the decease of the Military Governor, Tu-hing-ah, which took place on the 9th March, On the previous day he had sent off a memorial, asking for sick leave, and had handed over the key of hi Chih-ho, During his recent illness mind has: been entirely concentrated on his duties, and especially occupied with the disturbances prevailing in the province, Not a single word has escaped him on affairs of a morely personal interest. The only member of his family with him at Moukden is his third son, who proposes to proceed with the remains of his father to the family home in the Amoor region. Chih-ho adda that his'compassion has been Povertully, moved on finding that the military Governor has died in very straitened circumstances, April 2nd.—The Captain-General of the Bordered Yellow Mongolian Banner momorializes, requesting sanction to the adoption of an heir to a captain in the corps in question, who has died without bril 3rd,—(Court Circular.) The Prince of Ch'un and his colleagues received instructions -on their departure for the Eastern Mausolea.
The Grand Secretariat presented the memorial of the great State Assembly (on matters referred for deliberation.)
She-tseng received instructions on Aoparture in charge of the "golden coffin of; the Imperial concubine, Show P'in—of the seraglio of Hien Feng.
The Governor-General and Governor of Fuhkien memorialize on th of © Magistrate for the distri shan in Formosa, The Yon Ch'éug i, is a mai and integrity, but somewhat breadth of mind, and it has been req he Taotai jure on the M reports that on the expiration of his twa months of sick congo he has resumed the active discharge of his duty, although still suffering under his old complaint. He trols bound not to think only of his own welfare, particularly at the present juncture, when the roads of the province are covered with the discharged irregulars who have been disbanded of late in Kweichow, and when trouble may be looked for onthe part of local banditti and roving " braves," at the particular season when agriculture has no employment to offer and food is scarce.
(8) In a supplementary memorial the same oficial forwards a report by the colonel who had been sent to Si-chow Fu (on the upper Yangteze, near the border of Yaunan), to quell the disturbances caused by a body of braves who had mutinied for their pay. He has disbanded 800 of their number and retained 1,200 with their colours, He has further disbandest a force of 500 irregulars who were stationed on the frontier. The colonel in question has been further authorized to enrol a body of 300 men as body-guards, for the more effective maintenance of his authority. On the application of another military commander, who has reported that his men were becoming impatient of their long service, and were asking for their pay and discharge, 600 Hunan irregulars have been further disbanded. Since the Governor-General has held office in Szech'wan, he adds, he has disbanded no less than' 50,000 men, and the great extent of territory for which he is answerable, together with the law-encouraged by the proximity of rantier tribes, makes stringent precaution continually necessary.
April Sth—(1) A decree in reply to a memorial by the Governor of Shun-tien Fu, requesting an extension of the time during which the charitable relief agencies may be kept open. A further period of two months is granted, and an allowance of 200 piculs of millet is ordered to be supplied, together with Taels 400 out of vetroi revenue of the Ts'ung-wen Gate.
The Governor of Shantung me:
talizes representing that a district gistrate, lately deceased, named Lin Was x defaulter tw the extent of twals 5,040 under different headings in the revenue for which he was accountable, His family have given no heed to repeated for the payment of this debt, is requested that he be post humously stripped of his rank, and his late residence, both at his Magistracy and his native place, be searched and all discoverable property eachented—A rescript sanctioning this course has already April Gt (1) A decree, referring to the ned by the the Board of R nue to examine avd report on the measures of relief and exemp= tion that should bh ranted, the Wei-yuan department (in the Pre. fecture of Pu'-urh, in the extreme south of Yunnan), thathismasterhad been murdered on the 28th Oct., bya band of male fa who broke into the building where he lodging, at a place called Pao Mu 'tsing, and in addition to despatching the sub-Prefect, wounded several of his retainers and carried off all his money and effects, As they retired from the place they: were by the sergeant of the post, with ree under his command," but they forced a passage to the mountains, kill one of the soldiers of the pursuing On receipt of this report, the Goven had to observe that many years hi elapsed since the department of Wei-yuan was recovered from rebel possession, and that no remnants of the insurgents were any longer in existence there, so that a searching enquiry into the causes which could have led to s0 serious an affair as this, was urgently needful. The locality being nearly 2,000 li (650 miles) from the provincial capital, however, time did not permit of sending o special commis. sioner for this purpose; and instructions were consequently despatched posthaste to the Taotai of the southern circuit and the Brigadier commanding at P'u-urh, with other officials, to proceed with a military force at once' to the spot, and institute enquiry and action in the matter, A brevet Brigadier-General and a Lieutenant-Colonel were at the same time sent from the provincial capital to codperato with them. The place were the murder took place was one of the localities containing salt-wells, situated among the mountains 120 li from the departmental was provided with a kungwo or station for the convenience of officials when travelling or resi at the Wang Sze-ki had taken up his abode there from the moment of his entry upon the appointment of sub-Prefect, suit had ocoupied himself with supervision of the Sult-bulling works. On an inquest being held, his body was found covered with wounds, fourteen in number, The efforts of the authorities resulted in th cap: ture of five of the perpetrators of the crime, together with some of the stolen property. The prisoners arrived at the provincial capital under military guard on the lst Tautary 1875, and were placed on trial before the Judi Commissioner. By the facts elicited it was proved that the murdered sub-Prefect, from the time when in November, 1872, he arrived in department, had resided walely at the wells instend of in the departmental ci In September 1874 he sent his family underlings, nama Chow Lay-shih and 1 the provincial capital in charge of two of his
Chany ti. When half way on th journey, the party were robbed of thir money and valuables, ard oom; e tel te return, The sub: Prefect, sump the two underlings of evmphenty sti syed and dischsraed el with. seme other magistrate ow nud. Tt in a wed that his fare post at F led by Magistrate of the Wu-y.
ned Teng Kin-shiny, aged 4 anative of Nanking. Yen Ch'éug, who is to exchange. with him, is a native of Honan, og, graduate, who wan appointed to the Iéng-shan district in 1869, and removed from it in the following year (since which time he has probably been seeking the re-employment now to be given him.)
April 4—(1) A decree of the two Empresses, directing the Imperial Board of Astronomers to select an auspicious day for turning the first sod_at the site upon i Tus: the late Empero axtructed. Notice i to be given to the Prince of Ub'an and his colleagues, the Directors of the Works. his Majesty's accession, 1 ving desire for the welfare of hin Li Huny-chang memori tain be comma without delay.
Customs? Tantai of Tientsin, who has now returned to Kwantung (his native province), be directed by the Governor-General and Governor to proceed without delay by sea to Tientsin, for the due discharge of his official duties.
(3) The Governor of Yunnan memori alized reporting the proceedings taken ug the murder of a civilian official.
I8th November last, " report was by him from the Colonel of the 0 ik military division, to the effect that on the 8th of Nat mouth it had been reported tu him by @ servant from the effects the benting he had Chow bhili hereupon sough' aworn 0 of the deceased, wes, toll them his gri and informed them moreover that Szueks must have n large nmonnt of gore' blent money in his keeping, as he had not for a length of time made any remittances eds of the salt tax, Aband was organised by whom the murder ant robbery were sithaequently perpetrated: On reaching the hills, the confederates, i IV told, divided the booty th had obtained, to wit, seven hundred taels in silver, opium, clothing, and female ornaments, One member of the been able to of the plu and 50 taels?
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