March 26th.—The only document of importance in this day's Gazette is a report from Tsai Ling, Wong 'P'ung-ho, and the Senior members of the Censorate, the high committee charged with the investigation of the scousations, brought against, Wan Ch'ing-li, President of the Board of Civil Office and Governor-Adjoint of Shun-Fu. A summary of this case will be found in the Gazettes of 10th and 12th January and 8th March.
March 27th.—A decree sentencing Jung In, General Commandant of the Gendarmetie in Peking, to deprivation of two steps of commutative rank, and removal to another post. This penalty has been inflicted on the recommendation of the Board of War, for the impropriety of which Jung Lu was guilty in recommending that Ko-t'u, avcashlered magistrate, should have his rank restored to him in considera-vices in connection with mausolea.
-p'u complaining of an irregularity from the supervising Conger that has been committed in a recent recommendation of a salaried licentiate employed in the compilation of the ' Veritable Record". for promotion to the post of Assistant Reader of the Grand Secretariat. These posts are reserved by regulation for metropolitan graduates. He further understands that the licentiate in question has served for a very short time in the "Veritable Record" Ofice. The memorial concludes with a request that some other form of reward may be bestowed.
(8) In a postscript memorial he points out that the permission for senior lieentintes to purchase the grade of secretary of the Grand Secretariat was only accord in the rein of Tao Kuang, and there is believe that there is no regulation ing secretaries by purchase from rising to the grade of assistant reader. He suggests therefore that a rule shall be drawn up by the Board of Civil Office which shall limit promotions to the grade of assistant to those oticers who shall have been specially appointed secretaries by Imperial decree.
(4) The same officer reports that he understands that after the rebellion in Chekiang, diplomas for the degree of chien sheng were sold wholesale throughout the province at rates varying from several thousand cash to nothing at all, with the result that the place is overrun by literary graduates. This being the case in Chekiang, it is highly probable that a similar condition of things exists in other
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