MONGOLIA, The Military Governor of Cliasutai gives an account of his recent tour of inspection of the frontier guard-houses and post-stations within his jurisdiction.
Having handed over temporary charge to the Military Assistant Governor Che-lin-to-erh-chi, memorialist left on 3rd June for Kobdo, holding an inspection at each of the 14 Stations passed en rote. At Kobdo he found that further progress westwards
passes being still blocked by snow. He way impossible, owing tothe mountain therefore turned northwards and visited the eight northerly stations in the Kobdo istrict. From the frontier post at Soleik*e memorialist continued his. inspection havas Chingehilik'o, a distance of sixteen posts in all, in a most important tract of country. In every case the proper complement of military equipments, horses, camels, ete., was duly forthcoming, but the hows and arrows were found ty be cient, and were many of them danas unserviceable. Thememorialist ordered them to be replaced. He further visited posts in the neighbourhood from the ninth station on the North road to Haerhnitun, the twentieth on the South road, tinding everything in order. His journey terminated on the 7th July, and he resumed charge on the same day.
Tu conclusion memorialist requests sanetion to recommend for rewards a number, xeeeding thirty, of the officers by m he was accompanied throughout his long and perilous journey.—By rescript this is refused on the grownd that the Ata Meeting of the Council held in the Bord Room, No. 23, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Tuesday, the 16th September, 1890, at 4 o'eluck p.m.
Present:—Messrs. J. Macgreyor (Chair-M. Adler, D, Brand, The Summons calling the meeting is taken as read.
The Minutes of the last meeting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman and passed for publication, Cash Statement for the past week is submitted and cheques for sundry accounts signed, Return of Prisoners apprehended and Police daily reports for the past week are submitted.
Nuisance—Kung Ping Road.—The following letter is read and ordered to be published Shanghai, 12th September, 1890.
Dear Srr,—Iam desired by the owners of several lots of land on the Seward road to ask you to bring to the notice of the Council the abominable stench—arising from the dung heap and urinal of the native dairy on Mr. Chu Vu-chee's property, corner of Kung-ping and Seward roads.
I shall be glad to learn whether the Council will give instructions to have the dairy removed, or take such steps as will mitigate the nuisance.
Tam, Dear Sir, Yours faiintaliy,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.