Cement has hitherto been made in Japan at Tokio alone, and large quantities have been imported from abroad. Mr. Kasai has discovered some clay at Funaki, Yama-puchi Ken, which makes excellent cement, March 2ist,—(1) Chang Lien-kuei is appointed Taotai of the Hui, Chao, Chia, circuit in Kuangtung.
Chou Hsing-vit (Fy Fae is appointed Salt Commissioner of Kuangtung.
(2) A Decree in answer to a presentation by Liu T'ing-mei, Junior Deputy Supervisor of Instruction, with reference to the recent destruction by fire of part of the Confucian temple at Yuan-ho Hien, Kinngeu, The Governor is directed to denounce the subordinate officials, to wh carelessness the fire is attributed. He is also to repair the Temple at the public cost, and not to lay special contributions on the provincials for this burp (8) Tea Toung-ying report started from his home in Anhui on the 16th of January to take up his appointment as Governor of Hunan.
(4) The Superintendents of the Tmperial Manufactories at Hangchou, Suchou, and king, represe rage market price of last year's silk was, in accordance with custom, accurately ascertained by officers appointed by the Acting Governor of Chekiang, and found to be Ts, 0.2948 an ounce for the best white quality, and Tis, 0.2742 for the second best. They bog that they may be allowed to calculate the price of silks purchased by them on this basis, and they observe that this conces-ion will not be made ground for demand-a similar favour in future years, when, it is hoped, that a recurrence to the old regulations, by which a fixed and smaller sum is allowed for each pound of silk, will be found possible.—Granted by Rescript.
March 22nd.—(1) A Decree. Kuniyinpu, late Tartar General at Hangchou, represents to Us that a man named Ch'ing-liang,
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