January 4th.—Some months ago the P'u-cheng district in Fuhkien was the scene of a rising of the ko lao sect, a number of the ringleaders in which were captured and summarily executed." The disturbance caused considerable excitement, and an expectant Prefect named Huang Po was sent to organize the tithing system in the locality and take measures generally for the restoration of order. He was making good progress in the repression of lawlessness, when the Viceroy at Foochow was greatly shocked to learn by telegram of his assassination on th" 15th September last. Tt appears that he was on the bench enquiring into gambling case, when a number of ruffians burst in and covered him with severe wounds, from the effects of which he died in a few days. Some officers who came to his rescue were also wounded, and "the assassins made their escape. The ringleader was the brother of one of the society men who had been beheaded, to avenge whose death the crime was committed. He is still at large, but several of his confederates were arrested and confessed their guilt. deceased officer was very popular in the district, and a petition signed by 170 of the gentry acts forth the great value of his services and the sympathy felt for his loss. He is the second member of the same family who has lost his life in the loyal service of his country, his brother having been killed in 1870 in an engagement with rebels in Kueichow. As a comfort to the soul of the departed and a stimulus to similar devotion in others, the Viceroy asks that posthumous honours of a distinguished nature may be awarded to Huang Po. The Imperial ree, issued in reply, accedes to this request, and directs that the most active measures be taken for the apprehension of one and all of the miscreant band who perpetrated such a diabolical outrage.
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