A deputy of Ch'éng Asin (Manchu), (5) Owing to the vast amount of work Acting Provincial Trevsurer of Chekiang, connected with international intercourse arrived here on Tuesd+y from Hangchow, in the provinces, the Viceroys, Tartar bringing with him shoes of sycee Generals. and Governors thereof were amounting tothe value of Tls. 100,000, therefore made ex officio members of the destined for the use of the Court at Hsian. Tsungli Yamen for the quicker dispatch The deputy in question will travel with of business, As the Tsungli Yamen his treasure by one of the Yang: ze now abolished, the ex officio posts of steamers as far as Hankow, thence by the said Viceroys, ete., are also now abo-boat to Hsiangyang and further north-west, lished; but they are exhorted to keep care-where if there be.suflicient water he may full watch over international affairs within continue his box journey to within a their several juris us to the best of comparatively short distance of his destina-their ability. tion, Hyian. We may take this incident (1) Chang Pai-hsi, recently appointed as a still further proof of the non-return President of the Board of Works, is com-of the Court to Peking. manded to act as President pro tem. of the
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