Feng Nan-pin, Admiral of the province of Chétiang, submits an account of a tour of inspection which he recently made of the provincial navy and of all the important fortresses within his jurisdiction, he const of Chekiang is, he explains, the resort every summer of fleets of ing boats whose evews contain a large admixture of bad -characters ever ready to enutse disturbance, Since his assumption of office the Admiral has impressed upon his subordinates the necessity of improving the discipline of the navy and rendering it strong enough to cope with any emergency. He started from Ningpo in his flay ship, the Yianktai on the Uth of July last, and visited Chinhai, Tinghai, Shihp'u, Haimen, Wenchow, anda number of other places of strategic importance, carefully searching all the creeks and numerous inlets with which the coast is indented. 'The forts were all found to command very strong ditions and their guns were clean ani rightly polished. Having regard to the fact that' many questions of importance arise between Chekiang and the neighbouring province of Fukien, the. memorialist we cepted an invitation from the Governor-General of the latter province to visit him at Foochow, and leaving his flag-ship at Pagoda Anchorage he went up the Min ri-Yer in an open boat. Accompanied by the Viceroy he inspected the forts at Mingan, Ch'angmén, Chinp'ai and other places, all of which were excellently equipped and'sit-funted in positions of great natural strength, CREATION OF A NEW OFFICE IN MANCHURIA, The Governor of the northern province of Manchuria submits a memorial in which he suggests the appointment of a district official in the region to the north of the town of Hulan, His predecessor had suggested a similar appointment, and had proposed that the incumbent of the new office should live in the town of Hulan and exercise criminal jurisdiction in all eases occuring outside a radius of 200 Li from that city. The difficulty, however, of finding a suitable official residence prevented the proposal from being carried out at the time, and the memorialist in reviving the application considers that it would be better that the official should not be stationed in Hulan but at " place called Shangchich'ang 320 li Aistant from that city. The region is being rapidly brought under cultivation by set-tiers and the density of population as well as the frequent occurrence of robberies and litigation incident to a new settlement demand the presence of a responsible oficial on the spot. The new officer will act under the orders of the magistrate of Suihua, and his appointment will, it is expected, prove a decided benefit to the whole region. Granted by rescript.
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