(3) At the beginning of each summer the Dalai Lama removes his residence to the Lo-ling-kai-sang-po Temple where he instructs the Sé-la, Pu-lai-p'tng E-ermtan and other assembled Lamas in the ritual observances. In the 9th or 10th moon he returns to his home on Mount, Potol'a. The Imperial Resident, who is duly kept informed of his movements, now reports that the Dalai Lamu transferred his residence this year to the temple in question on the 14th of May lust.
2ist Sept.—[No papers of interest.
September 2lst.-—(No papers of interest.)
MURDER CASE, 2nd.—(1) The Governor of Chekiang reports the trial and sentence of man Who murdered his elder brother. Wu Yao-tsai, Wu Shu-nan, and Wu Yao: tsai were three Irothors by the same mother, who lived in the Hsian District, The two former had lived happily enough until the death of the third, who left issue, Wu Shu-nan proposed that his son should continue the line of succession, but Wu Yao-tsai objected on the ground that, an only son should not pass into another house by adoption, and entered himself upon the enjoyment of his deceased brother's farm, Wu Shu-nan protested strongly against the. property bali monupolisod by his elder bivther, and bad feeling arose Vatween them, Provoked by the action of wer brother, who cut down fir trees iand and talked of selling it, Wu determined to have his life, "The younger brother wis a aman of great Strength, and to accomplish his design he sought the assistance of two confederates, One, a man called Lit Ken-ni, readily assented to the proposal as he had an old score to settle with Wu Shu-nan other, Wu Shuang-tsai, being timid man at first demurred, but finally' consented on the condition that he was to do nothing but keep a look out while the deed was being committed, Having arranged their plans, they went ina body to Wu Shu-nan's house and found him fast asleep. Wu Yao-tsai ed him about the head with hatchet, jo Lit Ken-ni beat him with a bludgeon, Having stunned him, they took off his girdle, tied it round his neck, and strand gled him, They then tuck the dead body, having attached weight to it, threw it into pond in the uighbourhood. Some three months afterwards it came to the stir face, and inquiries which were set on foot revealed the facts as given above. Wu Yav-tsai has been sentenced to death by slow degrees under the statute relating to the murder of a senior member of the same family within the second degree of mourning. Lit Ken-ni died before the crime was discovered, Wu Shuang-tsai, who tov no active part in the. has been sen-tonyed to banishment for three years and 100 blows.
REMITTANCE FROM HUNAN 10 PEKING, The lekin revenue on salt in Hunan during the present year was called upon by the Board of Revenue to furnish a contri. Dution of Tls.150,000 to the Peking subsidy and Tls,50,000 to defray the expenditure of
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