18th August.
1 Ya Manchu), Minister to Francs and Vice-President of the Imperial Stod Court Glunior " Master of the Horse") is {hereby promoted Vice-President of the Office of Transinission (of Imperial edicts, dispatches, ete.). 'The post to be vacated by the said Yi Keng is hereby given to Chéén Pih, Note:—Yii Keng, the above noted Chinese Minister' at Paris, i, the same official who, according to Renter telegram of © 17th of November last year, was credited with havi said in an interview at Paris concerning the peace negotiations in Peking that "they are a mere show; the Chinese Plenipotentiaries fearing the vengeance of the Empress Dowager can only scheme, lie, and temporise; the Powers should release the Emperor from the disastrous tutelage of the Empress Dowager." The Empress" Dowager has a very long memory, and this promotion for Yii Keng may possibly be an attempt to tempt him to return to Chin upon the expiration of his term of office in Paris, as it has been reported to her that Yii Keng intends to remain in Europe until matters look better in China.—Tra later.
19th August.
Deer-e acknowledging r prt of "Ha Yins-kan, Acting Governor of Shantung, tothe eff ct that on the 8h of An fresh-ts coming down from Shensi Hona+ burst the Santung embankments of the Y River beh the northern and Southern sides, in the districts of Changeh'iv, Chinan prefe'ure, and
of property, crops [aul probably lives—Translator] are reported. To punish the Aluimin, Wating sretorar, ach rose
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