The Literary Chancellor of Szechuan reports that he has held the regular exiusinations at the provincial capital and in the eastern and northern parts of the province. He arrived ut his post early last spring, and commenced by examining the students at Cher Fu. As soon as this task was accomplished, he started to visit the other principal towns, and did not return till just before the close of the year, He found the students everywhere well instructed, and malpractices "were very scarce, In Moukungt'ing and in the Wench*unnhsien, which are both remote districts, the cmdidates were not numerous, and one less than the authorised number was selected. In the military examinations the Manchus of the Ch'engtu garrison patticularly distinguished themselves in archery and riding.
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