The Governor of Shantung reports that in obedience to the Emperor's commands hie has caused a temple to be constructed at the provincial capital to the memory of the late Governor Chang Yao. The connection of the late Governor with the Province of Shantung dates back tothe year 1868, when he commanded one of the armies which freed Shantung from the presence of the Nienfei; in remembrance of this the gentry of the district gladly provided the necessary funds for the erection of the edifice. A site was selected in the north-east corner of the city, and the buildings, which consist of twenty-two rooms, were duly constructed thereon. The memorialist concludes with the customary formal request that the Emperor will ordain the performance of official services in the temple every spring and autumn.—Request granted.
BRIGANDS CAPTURED IN NORTHERN KINGS, The Director-General of the Grain Tran-
brigands, who had been troubling the reports the execution of two noted people in the north-cast corner of Kiangsu. ing of these, named Lo Ta-huang-tsu, had
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