iccrvy Li describes at some length the difficulties connected with the repair of the breach in the Yungting River, on account of the great, scarcity of millet stalks period of the year, The Taotai of the river, Wan P'ei-yin, has so far made nw progress whatever with the work, and not considered by the Viceroy to be altogether competent for the task. He therefore proposes to detach the Provincial Judye Chou Fu, who has had great experience of river works in the province of Chihli since the year 1871, for special service in connection with the repairs of the breach, He will have the assistance of an expectant Twotai named Wa Ying-pin, who has on various occasions been Subprefect of different sections of the river and was recently acting Taotai of it, NEW COINAGE AT CANTON, The Viceroy of Canton reports that dollars and subsidiary coins have been struck at the mint at Canton, specimens of which he forwards for the inspection of the Emperor. The foreign inscription on the mould was altered into a dragon and the face of the coin bears an inscription showing that it has been minted at Canton. The dollars are 7 mace 2 candareens in weight, ninety per cent. of which is pure silver. The next ergest coin, the half-dollar, weighs 3 mace 6 candareens, eighty-six per cent. of which is pure silver.—The other subsidiary coins weigh respectively 1 mace 4 mandarins 4 Li 7 candareens 21i, and 3 candareens'6 li; all of which contain'82 per cent. of pure silver and are of precisely the same standard as the foreign coins now in circulation. They are being issued in payment of current expenditure by the Board of Re-organisation and, being well mintedand clearly engraved, are generally approved of by the mercantile community and promise to have a wide circulation.
29th August.
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