The Military Governor. of Peking has been to Tientsin on an errand of investigation: and he has returned and presented his report to the Throne. Just previous to the time of his departure from the capital, grave rumours were in circulation of a disturbance on the' Tientsin-Lukow Bridge railway in which some foreigners were involved and where some lives had been lost.: The Tieitsin Times, however, took notice of it and finally we began to believe that like so many other rumours it had no existence in fact. At first we supposed LIB. Jung Lu's visit to Tientsin was to enquire into the matter. It was believed that the disturbance might have serious results for railway extension, and it was universally believ 2d here that the Tientsin Tine had come to.a'standstill and would not now. -be proceeded with. The projected Hankow line swould be sure to suffer also, Enquiries at headquarters revealed the true facts of the. case. Piles of memorials from boatmen and carters had been presented; but the Government w: determined to proceed in its own way with railway construction. Judge Hu, it is said, paid a private visit to Peking and had audience and this visit was supposed to be connected with the disturbance. There had been a row between some Chinese labourers: onthe railway embankments in which one man lost his life, but instead of feeling being. excited against the foreigners for constructing the Tine, peace has been preserved by the presence: and tact of the foreigners where their-own. people and officials failed. 'This is an important fact and is what we may expect in the future, ELE, the Peking Ti tu was ordered to inspect the newly formed camps near Tientsin under the' superintendence of the former Chinese Resident. in Seoul. The report we. believe is favourable and extensions of the same system are contemplated at Peking. 'Another enquiry was instituted into management at the arsenal and especially the proposed mint, ete. under Mr. Fu Yiinthe' Viceroy Wang. had shortly before jung, upon whose information and proposals memorialised the Throne regarding the establishment of a mint at the arsenal for the coinage of, dollars and subsidiary coins utilising for the most part the machinery in hand in the production of the native cash. The report of the Peking Commissioner is said not to be favourable to Mr. Fu, who in addition to his other defaults has been guilty of nepotism. One of his sons is connected with the electric lighting department at the Eho Park. He has recently published by authority a small brochure entitled: Descriptive Treatise for the use of the New Magazine Rifle for the Imperial army." It. is illustrated with louts of foreign illustrations of rifle practice. Although a little late, it may not be out of place here to refer to the proposal to adopt
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