News has been received of the death at Ningpo, on the 23rd instant, of H.E. Chang K'uei-huan, Provincial Commander-in-Chief of Chekiang.
Liv Cr't-suiinc, the Taotai-designate of this port, who had been to Soochow to see Governor Chao since the 26th instant, returned yesterday morning. He was met at the landing place at Sinza by alarge body of local officials and troops.
Acconptxa to an Imperial edict of the '24th instant, Sung Peh-lu, a Censor, had memorialised the Throne suggesting that during the triennial metropolitan examinations for the degrees of chuje and chin shih, the last day should be devoted to a special examination of the candidates as to their knowledge of modern politics, international law, and the best mode of reforming the empire at large, Iris reported in native commercial circles at Wuhu, that a Japanese syndicate has ordered to be built in Germany three river steamers of the China Merchants' steamer Kiangkwan type to run between Shanghai and Yangtze river ports. The agency of the new steamers it is further reported will be given to an English firm, and the now vessels will begin to run by April or May next.
A Oanroxese rice-exporting hong at
other day, the Canton guild and several Wuhu hat Hf failed for Ts. 8,000, the of the largest firms in the same lino of business in that port, apprehensive that this would spoil the good name and credit of Cantonese generally, at once came to the rescue and paid up next day the whole of the bankrupt firm's liabilities.
H.E. Wo Trxo-rane, Minister-designate to the United States, was entertained at a banquet last week by Lit Tactaj of this rt at the Zee Gardens, which had been lent for the purpose by Mr. Zeo Ti-san, the well-known silk merchant. H.E. may possibly start for Nanking this week to visit. H.E. Viceroy Liu, after which he will leave for Hongkong to spend the Chinese New-Year there. is reported to have received lately an Li, the, acting Tuotai of, this port, urgent telegraphic despatch from H.E. the Viceroy Liu K'un-yi commanding him to hand over his seal of office as soon as possible to the Taotci~lesignate, Liu Ch4-hsiang, who is now waiting at the Kiangnan Arsenal to enter upon his new duties. Lit Taotai is given to the 13th of January to wind up his affairs here and berake himself to his own post at Chinkiang.
Ow1xe to the many creeks and inlets leading into the Hangchow river from Chap'oo and Kahshing (Ch'ap'u and Chi: hsing) the Governor of Chekiang has san tioned the proposal of the Imperial Maritime Customs' Commissioner at Hangchow to establish branch Customs offices at Kah-shing and Chapoo, and in this manner to prevent the smuggling going on between those cities and Hangchow since the opening of the latter port to foreign commerce.
Is addition to Mr. Liang Ch'eng, as probable Minister to Germany, the native papers also mention another official, this time a Manchu named Shuh Ch'ang, an expectant Taotai of Chibli, like Lo Feng-lo
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