Jao Yin-chi, Provincial Treasurer and acting Governor of Chinese. Turkestan, reports that in the middle of June last the class of Anhui, son of the accused Trea-and accurately mapped out and measured metropolitan district magistrney of Tihuasurer, as he has been found guilty of inter-by theodolite, quadrant, and other scientific hsien (Uruatsi) was visited by an immense fering with concerns of another province, and also of being a fast man, fond of im= instruments of the West. The copious swarm of locusts coming from the direction votes and explanations attached to each of the Wei Lake, destroying a large quan. proper ple-sures, which is derogatory to map have been carefully authenticated tity of the crops of the said district, the character of an official, we hereby by memorialist and it is therefore with Fortunat-ly through the enemy and watch. command that he be cashiered as a punishment for his unseemly conduct. satisfaction that he is now able to report fulness of the chihsien assisted by the in regard to Jui Chang's secretary P'an the comple'ion of the above named maps local military authorities the plague of Wen-chao, xn expectant independent sub-and t+ guarantee that they have been locusts was speedily destroyed before more scientifically and accurately made. The damage Id been done. "The area thus prefect of Shantung, who has been employed in the various yamens for many years dur-suis maps were three times compared and destroyed amounted to ubout 2,348 more, revised before they could be deemed fit odd, and memorialist asks that the relief ing which time he has gained' for him self a disreputable name, we command for sending to Peking.—Rescript: Let the he has already sent in aid of the sufferers therefore that the said secretary be ferthwith cashiered and dismissed for ever list of promotions recommended by the sid Bord of Civil Appointments report upon the in the said district be sanctioned by the Throne, The memorialist has also received the report of the district magistrate of Sufrom the public service. As a further fubsien (Kashgar city an t suburbs) stating punishment the cashiered official is ordered 25th September. that the said district was visited on the 7th to be expelled without delay from K ang-of July last by a great rainstorm which ning (Nanking) and forced to return to his
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