is appointed Prefect of Hochien Fu in March 10th.—(1) K'o Shih-pu Seth (2) Wu Oh'ang-ch''ing B® is appointed Commanderin-Chief of "Ohé- ang.
(8) Memorial from the Governor-General of the Hu Kwang provinces and the Governor of Hupeh reporting the result of
the Magistrate of the Shih-nan district uiry into certain charges brought by against the Colonel of the brigade stationed there, whom he accused of issuing reduced pay to his men, being careless in drilling them, and maintaining so little discipline amongst them that they tyrannised over the resident population, Again, on, the occasion of a charge of assault and battery brought before the Magistrate against some of these soldiers by a certain literary graduate, the soldiers of the garrison the' audacity to rise in resistance to authority, and a riot was nearly occurring. Enquiries were at once set on foot to ascertain the truth or the reverse of these charges, and it was found that there was no foundation whatever for the Magistrate's statements with regard to the reduction of pay, carelessness in the matter of drill, and Jaxity of discipline. With regard to riot with which his yamen was threatened, the circumstances are found to be as follows:—Li K'o-chu, a literary graduate, had a dispute with a soldier called K'ou, who demanded payment of a club subscription from him, the result of which was that Li laid a charge against the soldier in the Magistrate's yamen. Upon the case being called on for hearing, eight literary gradu ates [friends of the plaintiff], presented a petition on the case to the Magistrate, who invited them into a summer-house in his garden, and gave them a private interview. When the plaintiff was summoned before the court, the Magistrate gave the graduates a seat on the bench, and, after having caused the defendant to be smitten on the mouth, forced him to prostrate himself and beat his head on the ground in apology to the eight graduates. This so outaged the soldiers of the garrison that they rose en
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