'The Governor of Kirin states that lust November an officer of the Emperor's Guards was given five months' leave of absence to proceed to Kirin and repair the graves of his family. It was near the end of January by the time when he could reach Kirin, and the ground was so hard that it was impossible for him to commence his task. He has thus been unable.to complete it so as to return to Peking within the time granted to him, and he begs that proved, he may be granted two more mouths,—Ap-July 7th, PUNISHMENTS YOR FLOODS AT TYENTSIN, An Imperial Decree notices Li Hung-chang's meniorial reporting the breaches in the embankments of the Hun Ho or Yungting River, and requesting that he may be punished for their occurrence. It appears that the banks gave way at two pots in the beginning of July, but there is no water now flowing through the openings. On the 7th of that month, however, the bank was washed away for a length of more than four hundred feet. For not preventing this the Taotai in charge and two other officers are nominally cashiered, while being retained in their posts, and four more are deprived of their buttons. The Board is desired to determine a penalty for Li Hung-chang. The Viceroy is ut the same time desired immediately to strengthen the two ends of the breach, sw that it may not extend further, and, soon as he can, he is to set to work to replace the destroyed portion.
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