The Governor and Provincial Examiner of Kiangsu in a joint memorial point out an irregularity in, the examinations held at Suchow, Ytianho, Changchow and Wu-hsien, and ask for permission to deal with thy ease somewhat more leniently than the strict letter of the law lays down. It appears that after the disturbance caused by the Taiping rebellion, the first examins-tious held in these districts were very sparsely attended by the literary students Joux Macunecor, Esq.
Chairman, Municipal Council, Shanghai.
Kiukicing Road Widening.—The following letter is read and ordered to be published La Morrola, Ventimiglia, Italy, '30th January 1891.
Sin,—I have read the correspondence of November and December last between you and my agents with reference to the widening of Kiukiang Road, as also the remarks in the North-China Herald on the subject. It appears that the improvement is much desired and has been discussed for the past twenty years. In winding up your last letter you express a hope that when I decide upon reconstructing the houses in question P shat es the Council the refusal of the strip of needed for the road. As I see these houses are calculated to last for the next China Merchants' Stean Navigation Ca., Shanghai, 24th March, 1891.
Sin,—In reply to your letter of the Oth inst., acquainting me that the Council cannot agree to the shifting of the Wharf gate, as Fetrua 7, a8 this would involve the surrender posed by myself in my letter of the 18th to the Company of a portion of the Dixwell Road and the closing of it to the public, 1 beg to state that while regretting this decision, which will entail very serious incon: venience to the Company, 1 woald sil be neopective stripe of land; ca vot fort in to carry out you the exchange of my above mentioned communication.
Tam, "Your obedient servant, Ma Kuz-rewoxe, Managing Director. R. F, Tuonsunx, Esq., Secretary, Municipal Council,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.