A typical Chinese cause celébre has arisen in nen in connection with the death of the late distinguished General Pao Chiao, whose patriotism did not, apparently, pre-Yeut his peculating 'Ts. 190,000 of the pay destined Yor the troops in' Annam. Pao Ch'ao's cousin wished to borrow Tls. 3,000 from Pao Chiso'sson, and, being unsuecesstion" from Pao Ch'ac: saying Before ful, sent to Peking a forged leclara-
I die, T must inform Your Majesties that my Secretary Ho and others are pilfer Tis, 190,000 of public moneys." To defend himself against this charge, Ho produced the books, showing that Pao Eh ao had peculated himself, and that Ho had only obeyed instructions. The sons, being called upon to disgorge, got a warrant to search the cousin's house, and found a number of counterfeit seals. The servants of the sun were tortured in vain in order to discover where the money was hidden. Pao Ch'ao's wife died of grief; his eldest son is in gaol his second son has fled, and the second son's wife has taken refuge with her family. The cousin isiable to suffer the death penalty for counterfeiting a memorial with false seals, and all that now remains of a once opulent and illustrious family "are the two coffins containing Pao Ch'ao and his wife lying unburied in an empty and confiscated house.
The Shen Pao publishes a Memorial in which Prince Ch'un and the other grandees definitely recommend the admission into the educational curriculum of a subject in mathematics. These are the foundation of all European sciences, and it is proposed to grant a limited number of M.A. degrees in mathematics, the provi i sent to the Foreign Board for examin and the metropolitan papers qualifying for ofice in the lar wey. Manchus and admitted on an equal girl of 18, who worked hard to bauched brother. The brother was murdered, and MissP'u applied in person for redress, informing the magistrate, in reply to his queries who were the murderers and where the murderous weapons were, that it was exactly this that it was his duty to discover. Failing to obtain redress, she walked from Honan to Peking, and threw herself in the Empress's path. Covered by the rifles of the guards, she was raised up by order of the Empress, and handed over to the Board, where she is now comfortably installed, attended by two old women, pending the arrival of the parties concerned from the provinces. Questioned as to whether she was engaged to be married or not, she answered "Your business, O judges is to discover my brother's murderers, and not to meddle with my private affairs." The papers already talk of giving her a prominent place in history, whilst the high officials of the Board are all anxious to avoid the responsibility of confronting her in court.
he Yellow River seems to have poured itself bodily into the Hwai valley, and parts of both Anhui and Kiangsu be devastated as well as Honan. Dozens of telegrams have arrived, and the Viceroy Tseng, who had arrived at Kwachou (Chinkiang) on his way north, has been warned that he will not be able to through the canal. It is said that, at the recommendation of the Viceroy Li, he will be directed to proceed to the endangered districts, and to take the Yellow River breach question under his immediate care.
Kiukiang has now been three months without ran, and the drought is becoming ry serious, The epidemic at Wenchow is Worse than ever, and many other cities are suffering severely. Nganking is still suffering from both drought and cholera.
The Governor of Formosa has requested the Chinese Govermment to take steps to recover through the Minister at London the compensation decreed for the loss of the Was ing.
The Viceroy at Canton reports the results of his attempt to sweep Kuangtung free of vil characters, for which action he received special sanction last year. Generals Fang, Cheng, and Fung were el with the duty of clearing out the east, north, and south portions of the province, and the total result for the 18 months has been 906 summary executions.
Her Majesty the Empress in an Imperial Decree expresses her deep sorrow at the news from Honan, and gives Ts. 100,000 from her privy purse for the Yellow River sufferers, The Shen Puo gives an account of two assaults committed by a Manchu and some Villagers respectively upon a British missionary's wife and upon two American missionaries near Peking.
The Governor of Formosa has issued a proclantation saying that, as the Viceroy 'Li has been unable to agree to the the China Merchants' Conipany's wharves by the Formosa steamers, on payment of fair dues,—which course the Governor proposed to him so as to keep the profits out of foreign hands,—the Governor's Formosa steamers will' shift as best they can, as the McBain and other occasional steamers The great rice mart near Canton known locally asthe Mai Fan, was totally consumed. by fire yesterday morning: it is not yet known whether the rice fleet was burnt,
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