Advices from Nanch'ang with reference to the loss of an official necklace the other day, belonging to the Assistant Literary Chancellor, while psesing through the town of Chionch'ang, state that the magistrate of that. city, Me. Chang, succeeded at last both in recovering the necklace and capturing the thief. Neck-Ince in hand, Mr. Chang went up to Nanch'ang and delivered it to its owner just xs that official lad Suished with the examinations. Such was the joy of the Assistant Chancellor at the recovery of necklace that he personally gave a prot to the umgistrate to the effect th would ask the Governor to allow him retain hia post, with the additional request that the magistrate's energy and diligence should be substantially recognised.
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