Phe Provincial Judge of Kiangeu, who for some tive past has been engaged at, Nanking hearing important. cases that could not be conveniently conducted by other oficial has left the latter city and will shortly 1 surer, A.B. returned from his tour of inspection of the Hukou fortifications, and las submitted his report 1" the Governor. In the report he states that the stronghold ab Wuchiikoug isin such " condition that it needs con plete reconstruction, as it would not pay to have it repaired. The guns which were recovered from the n also deemed unsafe for further service, and they will be replaced by uew ones. The deputies who have charge of the erection vf the new fortress have been ordered to go about their business, and to carry cut the wishes of the authorities by carefully attending to their respective charges,
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