The Archive · 1892

MOVEMENT AGAINST PETTY PAWNSHOFS IN

An order has been received by the Shanghai City Magistrate to close up the small pawnshops within his jurisdiction, The Mixed Court Magistrate and the official of the French Mixed Court are aleo requested to see to the closing of these shops in their district.

Hupao.

THE NANKING CITY WALLS, The repairs to the Nanking city walls have been completed and thirteen new watch-towers have been added to improve the aspect of the city. The Viceroy was to inspect the work on the 6th instant, "ning from the South Gate, he vastness of the city, which umference, t! keeping out miscreants and bad character not an easy one, so in order to increase the efficiency of the present stof, a couple of detachments of the Viceroy's troops will be assigned this duty to help the existing forces,

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