From the time of thi our of inspection, Prince Eh in conjunction with Li Hung-chang others colleagues, ch everywhere for officers of ability who will do utmost in the work of organisation, ed by the officer under their orders, they must also exert thom-Ives to perfect the troops in their drill of all kind They port the best means of raising the Inego sume requited for providing'additional ships and A. Dectoe from Her Majost the Emirecting three Imperial abouts to be prepared by the College of Iuscriy to be suspended in the Temple to the God of the Sea at Taku, which is now in proof restoration, in respectful. reoogniof the protecting aid of that deity who cured for Prince Ch'un a smooth and voyage to the ports pected by 'en Shih-chid tung, is ordered to o await other employment, Chang Yao b ug appointed to succeed him as Governor of Shantung, proceeding immediately to his post.
(4) Li Ping-hong, is directed to cons tinue to act as Governor of i.
Ni Wen-wei, Governor of Kuangtung, who mus recently summoned to Peking is allowed to yo into retirement on the plea of ill health, but is directed to present himself in Peking when he haa recovered. 'T'an Chit the present Governor of Hupeh, is tre ton.
Tune 3: d,—TeOng-jun, newly appointed Superintendent of Customs at Canton had audience of leav The following appointments sre announced: K'usipin, to be Governor of Hupeh; Sung-ch'uu, to be Financial Commissioner of Chih-li in place of K'u Ch'én Yi, to be Financial Commissioner of th.—(1) A Decteo acknowledging the re of a memorial from a Cot praying that candidate at the examinations may be strictly prohil ted from smoking opium.
He stales that the candidates at the recent, ion in Peking. even went go far a8 the enclosure with their opium
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