The Archive · 1893

The Tientsin Military Academy

The students of the Mi jat Tientsin have be entrenchment making, recently, and results of their handiwork. now appear the shape of two: well constructed forte,: facing one another, from which frequent sham fights will take plice between rival parties of the cadets. The Viceroy ig well pleated at the work xnd industry evinced by theee peps of the future armies of OFFICIAL MOVEMENTS, H.E. Jui Chang. Provincial 'Treasurer. of Kiangning or Northern Kisngsu, having completed his third year of office, has asked ts' be allowed an Imperial audience with the opening of navigation next year, There is every likelihood that His' Excellency will be rent buck to Nanking for n second term of office, after he has seen His Majesty next spring.

RESURRECTED, On Saturday a nan, meanly attired, was found lying on a raft by the riverside of North in & comatose state, the him dead notified the tipao who procured " pine board coffin from one of the neighbouring charitable instit to put the supposed defunct in it. But ju the ever was about to be nailed down, a groan from the depths startled the tipao and his men, who threw down nails and hammer and were xbout to scamper off, when the euppesed corpse -hailed them stating that he was not dead, but had. bea on a grand spree the day before, and Bri ing the raft conveniently handy had laid.

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