The Governor of Shensi forwards a summary of a number of reports which he has received from the district officers respecting, great storms of thunder and rain whic occurred in different parts of the province in the Inst few days of June. In the Ch'ang-an district six villages were inundated. In the department of Lu-chou there was a terrific storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied by hailstones as big as walnuts, which covered the ground to 4 depth of five inches and completely destroyed the standing crops over an area of 120 ching of land. Other districts suffered from the storms but ina less degree. Orders have been issued for an inspection of the afflicted regions and measures will be taken, according tothe amount of damage sustained, for the remission of the land tax or a post-moment of its collection. Seed corn is cing issued to the people to be sown as a late crop on the ground where the harvests have been destroyed.
11th September.
SHEN PING-CH'ENG, GOVERNOR OF KUANOSI, STARTS FOR HIS NEW POST IN AXHUT, Shen Ping-ch'éng, who has been Governor of Kuangsi for the last two years and who was recently transferred to Anhui, reports that he handed over charge of the adminis tration of the former province to his success sor Kao Ch'ung-chi on the 14th of July last. In accordance with the etiquette invariably observed on such occasions the souls, archives, and other appurtenances of the office were forwarded to the new Governor by the Prefect of the provincial capital and the outgoing governor's aide-de-camp. Before taking up his new post, Shen Pingch'én is proceeding to Nanking to consult with the Viceroy on the administrative measures required in the government of
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