(1) Appointing a number of officials to the metropolitan and provincial administrations.
(2) Chou Ying-kuei is appointed Major of the Rear battalion of the territorial army under the Provincial Commander-in-Chief of Kiangnan (Lower Kiangsu).
(8) Li Ping-hong, Governor of Shantung, reports the successful completion of the work of repairing a breach in the Yellow River which took place in July-August last ata place called the Great Temple of the Kao family. It appeared that this broach, caused by the autumn freshets, was made in the vicinity of the above-named temple which is situated in the district of Shou-chenghsien, Shantung, and caused considerable damage to the country in the vicinity. The said Governor at once sent the Taotai Ma Yii-kai and the prefect Li Vu at the head of a large party of military officers and soldiers who are reporte! to have worked zealously and un-creasingly, day and night, trying to till up the breach which was, in the meantime, growing larger and more serious as each day passed, and so difficult and hazardous was the work that it was not until five months after that the efforts of the workers were crowned with any degree of success. Hence, it was not until the 9th of this month' that the breach could be really Geclared to be securely filled. Considering the difficulties that beset the path of the workers the time occupied in finishing the work may be termed comparatively short, and we therefore permit the said Governot to add the names of the deserving officers,- civil and military, to the list of promotions now being prepared of those officials who succeeded lately in filling up a serious breach in the same river ata place called the north village of the Chao family; but at the same time we must warn the said Governor to exercise care in selecting for promotion only such as proved themselves really deserving of reward,
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