A Nanking dispatch states the Marshal Huang, Admiral of the Yangtze, v ho also commands the six battalions of th Sheng brigade stationed at Chinkinny recently sent in his resignation of the latter post on account of his multifarious duties which take up most of his time. The motion was accepted by Viceroy Liu but when the inhabitants of Chinkiang heard of it they sent Nanking a numerously signed petition, praying' that) Marshal Huxng be still ed in command of the defences of kiang. Viceroy Liu therefore has asked Marshal Huang to reconsider his resignation and it is probable that he will consent to still keep the Chinkiang command. must be remembered that the Admiral of the Yangtze commands the riverine defence of five provinces, namely, Kiang. ssu, Kiapgei, Anhui, Hunan, and Hupeh, HUANG CLITES-YUES, ex-Customs Taotai of Tientsin, during the last days of Viceroy Yii Lu's regime, is, according to the Sinwenpao," now in Tientsin, having been appointed by Li Hung-chang to investigate the present condition of Tientsin for report to the Throne, It will be remembered that when Tientsin was taken possession of by the Boxers last June Huang Taotai fled to Téchou on the Chibli-Shantung border, where he has been staying in the past eight months.
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