The Shen Pao says that it has been prosed to the Czar of Russia to continue the iberian line of railways straight on to Vindivostock.
chas supervened at Hankow in the matter The same paper says thata new difficulty of weighing teas, owing to the foreign purchasers weighing in such a manner as to gain three pounds advantage in each chest.
Zt also publishes a proclamation by the Governor of North Borneo, Shapa, and Sintakén, offering one English acre gratis to each' adult Chinese, (with half an acre apiece for each child over 16), who may be willing to clear and cultivate it within five years. No fees chargeable, and leases issued for 99 years at a yearly rental of 10 cents an acre, and 5 cents for each half acre. Freedom is given to sell the land after cultivation and receipt of a duly stam-lease; and as many more acres as lessee likes may be purchased at 50 cents the acre at the sume annual rent. If the rent be unpaid for three successive years the land reverts to government Perfect: freedom to all, but secret societies forbid den, The Shen Puo says that an attempt has been made by a foreigner at the Hanchow Arvenal to coin some copper cash by machinery, but with such poor success that the authorities have decided to revert to Chinese methods, The same paper says that, under the instructions of the Nanking Viceroy, the surveillance of the case of homicide by a Japanese has been transferred from_ the case of the district magistrate to that of the Tautai.
Something not yet disclosed, has gone wrong in the province of Kwang Si, and chas caused the despatch of two Tmperi Commissioners thither.
Both native papers give poor accounts of the military operations in Hainan, where already over 1,000 Imperialist soldiers have perished from disease and exposure. Great Tonquin celebrity) who, with two of his things are expected of General Fung (of sons, has just yone to the front.
The Hu Pav says the Viceroy and Governor at Canton have been reprimanded. by the Emperor for their officiousness in raising once more the question of sulaness for poor Peking officials. The appropriation on this account was stopped during the French imbroglio, and is now accumulating in the coffers of the Board.
The Shen Puo says that the silk crop of suspension bridges have arrived at Tientsin from France, and it would seem that they are to be put up across the river there as soon as the piers are ready.
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