Governor of Shun-tien reports a fall of rain in the capital to th of an inch and upwards of saturation (1) Memorial from Kuang Shou, President of the Board of War and ' others, reporting the penalty they consider should be inflicted on Jung Lu, late General. Commandant of Gendarmerie in Pekiny, for his irregular recommendation of Ma Ho-t'a, a cashiered Magistrate. Ma Ho-¥u, who had been denounced by a Censor, was examined by the Board of Punish: ments, and admitted to the Court that tried him, that he was cashiered in year 1876 while holding the post of M trate of Jen-chviu in Chilli, "He then came to Peking and served as a volunteer in the Fire Brigade.* He did not, how obtain a recommendation for his service in that capacity, and he then went to the Office of Gendatmmerie and applied several times for an interview with the Commandant. In 1878 he applied again, This Brigade also performs police duties. and offered his services as a volunteer in connection with the building works at the Mausolea. The General Commandant saw him on this occasion, and ordered that his services should be accepted, whereupon he was appointed Overseer of Works, the fact being reported to His Majesty. The Board pronounced Ma Ho-t'n to be guilty of a breach of duty in attempting to. curry favour with the Commandant of Gendar-meri, and sentenced him to a penalty of eighty blows. A decree, however, was issued remitting this punishment and cancelling the recommendation of Ma Ho-t'u's services in connection with his duties at the Mausolea. The Board further commented on the impropriety of Jung Lu's conduct in xi a Ho-t'u work to do instead of checking his importunities when sought foraninterview. They suggested therefore that Jung Lu's conduct should fora the subject of an enquiry by the Board of War. The memorialists discover that theresa law to the effect that Commanders-in-Chief or Generals who shall, without due caution, reconsnend individuals of bad character, shall lose two steps of cor rik, and be removed to another another law to the effect that when application is made for an ollie to be committed to the Board for the determination of a penalty, and an Imperi decree is issued substituting an " offic enquiry" for that process, the penalties inflicted shall be one degree less in seven than those authorised by law.
As there is no clause in the statutes of their Board ly meets the present case, the laiists bez to suggest that Jung Lu be dealt with under the law quoted above, in the mitigated form, by which he will lose one step of commutative rank and be removed to another post. (For decree see Gazette of 27th March.)
(2) Ting Pao-chen, Governor-General of Szechuen, reports that he has remitted the first instalment of his Peking contribution, and that of the fund known as fi]
fif] which is remitted to The metropolitan contribution from the province of Szechuen for the Gth_y Kuang Hsii was fixed at the follo amounts Lekin on Salt.
Duties from Pls. 360,000 ing remittance, Tls, $25,000 have already been tted, Financial Commi: Ww reports that: he has collected the following amounts to be remitted in instalments to the capital Tis.
$0,000 80,000
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