Té-fu, Lieutenant-Governor of Jeho, ina lengthy memorial, gives an account of operations against a band of brigands who had their headquarters in the Imperial Hunting Ground, and whom he has at last succeeded in dispersing, notwithstanding the difficulties he had to contend t in finding food for his men and forage for their ponies. In one of the encounters the troops were fortunate enough to capture alive the chief of the band, Wang Tuan-jen, who has for
-and whom he now detains until His Majesty seven yours escape the ands of lution The Governor of Kuangsi reports that a fire occurred in the native department of Ptinghsiang on the 15th April last. The native administrator did what he could to extinguish the flames, but as there was a high wind blowing at the time, " considerable amount of house property was destroyed before he succeeded in the better of the fire. The district borders upon Tongking and is a wretch one. The acting Intendant of the Tsip'ingkueishun Circuit happened to be un a tour of military inspection at the time and took the opportunity of paying a visit to the place. He made out a list of the sufferers and planned measures for their relief.
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