Liangknang provinces, presents the results of his investigations regarding the indietment preferred against. Chang Chih-tung when he was Governor-General of the Kuang provinces, and begs to state that the charges laid against that official are the result of hearsay and lack authenticity. With reference to the above, thememoninlist, received through the Grand Counc' spatches, dated the 12th of March inst, containing an Imperial Decree handed to the Council by the Grand Secretariat to the effect thata certain person had memorialist ed against a high provincial officer charging him with ingratitude to the Tmperint Grace and maladministration of the duties of his post, and that the charges so made were true. In view of this the memorialist
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