To the minds of the native dwellers of Nanking at least, the arrival of Viceroy Chang in that city' has already been productive of good results. A private letter from a Nanking merchant to a friend in Shanghai speaks highly of the new Viceroy's regime, saying that in that most important of local regulations, the proper policing of the streets of the city, H.E. has been most successful. Like the streets of Shanghai, neatly uniformed constables now patrol the streets of Nanking, day and night, while rowdies, street brawlers, thieves and pick-pockets, who had hitherto ruled rampant and unchecked at all hours of the—twenty-four to the terror of law-abiding people are now promptly, yun in" by Viceroy Chang's gendarmes at the first glimpse, and remorselessly Hambooed and intprisoned. "The freet therefore now maintain a quietness and orderliness refreshing as it has been rare. 'That nuisance, the jinrieshainan of Nanking who, having no regular stand marked out for him by the city' police (Pao-Chia-chu), has hitherto invaded the very doors of the much persecuted shopman, blocked the streets, and who seizes his fare by force majeure, as it were, is now as quiet asa lamb, and dare not block up thoroughfares with his ragged personality and unwieldy asha, for the wholesome fear which the new gendarmes inspire in him. On the whole all but the Hunanese in Nanking hope Viceroy Chang may be the substantive ped head of the province.
The Commercial Enterprises of Viceroy Chang at Nanyang, such as the Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills, Silk Filature, Hemp Factory, ate., which, as already stated in these " Notes" some time ago were on the point of being leased to a Chinese syn cate, owing to those enterprises not being able to " pay expenses" under mandarin management, were handed over to the syndicate representative, Mr. Wei, a wealthy Cantonese merchant, on the 4th inst. Tt is stated that the Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills will start work almost immediately, whereas the ilk Filature and Hemp Factory will commence to run next February.
The New Assistant Commissioner of Commerce, 3 1s according to a report in mandarin circles, is unable leave the United States immediately, owing to a lot of unfinished negotiations with the U.S. Government. It "is further stated that H.E. has tel plied this to Peking, and asked that Sheng Kung-pao be instructed to go on at present with the commercial treaty negotiations with the representatives of the various Powers. Prince Ching and the Grand Secretary, Wang Wen-shao, it is reported, are favourable to this, and they have already memo-Tialised the Throne on the subject.
Yung Lu's Military Schemes, A Peking dispatch to hand states that the Grand Secretary, Yung Lu, has a scheme to substantially increase the permanent garrison of Peking by raising a new army corps of 30,000 men, 10,000 of whom are to be Manchus, selected from the Eight Banner Corps. These new troops are to be modelled and armed like Viceroy Yuan's troops.
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