In the Gazette of the 2nd September appeated a Decree ordering that Lin-kuang be Adopted as heir to the Jung-shou Imperial Princess. The memorial on which the Decree was founded is now published. Tt appears that Lin-kuang's uncle was married to the Princess in 1866, and died without an heir in 1871. By a family arrangement, in
agreed that Lin-kuang should be adopted which the Princess concurred it was recently as son of his uncle. In reply a Decree was issued to the effect set forth above.
17th September, REMITTANCES FROM CHEKIANG TO PEKING, According to the arrangements made by the Board of Revenue for this year, the Chekiang government was directed to furnish from its salt receipts Tls. 220,000 for the Metropolitan Government and Tis, 50,000 for the Imperial Household, An instalment of Tls. 60,000 has now been sent from Hangchow. The silver will be shipped by steamer to Tientsin and forwarded thence by road to Peking.
PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED, According to a memorial presented by the Military Governor of Jeho, last year an officer named Chang Tsou-kai was appointed Magistrate of the District of Chienchtang: bed cigar pi had ce slowly, Bor good service, from the low grade sttly by purchase and parti remotion
literary licentiate; and when he was nominated to his present post, the government determined that he should hold it one year on trial before his appointment was made permanent. The term of probation has now ended, and the
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