death of Ma Ju-lung, the Maboantee A Decree published to-day noric
leader who played such a prominent part in the Panthay rebellion, first, in command. of his ce-religionists against' the Chinese troops, and later on, as a supporter of the perial cause in compan; with the late Viceroy Ts'én Yii-ying. He is credited with having originated: a plant for conciliate ing the Chines and Mahometan population of Yunnan and with having exercised an influence for good over' the great mass of his fellow-believers. "WhentheSultan, Ta Wérhein, attacked Yunnan Fu, MaJu-lung twice came to the rescue of the'city, slaughtering the rebel leaders and capturing many of their followers, First and last, he was {whether this change of domicile on the instrumental in killing over 10,000 of the
decided the fate of Yinnan. For these gnomy, and in his own perean practically magnificent services he was promoted to be Commander-in-Chief of Yunnan, and was subsequently transferred in a similar capacity to Hunan where, in 1878, he obtained permission to return to his native province and retire into private life. His death was caused by a wound which he received during the Mahometan rebellion.. The highest honours accorded to a Commander: Chief are to be paid to his memory, including the erection: of a temple in Yunnan Fu, and the compilation of " biographical record of his military exploits. His sou, Ma Kuang-hui, who' was degraded some time ago while serving as a Twotai in
rank.
Suechuan, is to be restored to his former 24th October.
To-day's Gazette opens with an Imperial Decree fixing the amount of grain to be issued to each of the various soupkitchens and refuges in Peking.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.