We trinsite the following from the "Universi Gazetre":—We learn that owing to the poverty of the provincial exchequ-r of Anhui, in consequence of which there is a difficulty of paying its proportion of the War Indemnity, Goernor Nieh of that province Intely entered i negotiations with some Japanese ewpitalists for a first loan of Tls. 200,000 to pay immediate needs in regard to the Todemnity, and a second loan of Tls. 300,000 to provide payment of future time without any desirably resul: s being ived at, which compelled Governor Niel negotiations and apply to the Russo-Chinese Bank fo- the above noted loans. It is stated that the lows in question have already been settled.—A British syndicate has obtained p-mis-ion from Governor Nieh to open the following mines in Avhui province:—H-it hsien, Tat'ung, Ch'ihchou, ''shan and Kuang', with a capital of Seven million fuels, A Decision of Viceroy Yuan.
The following is reporied from reliable quarters at Paoting:—Owing to the terms which the A'lied Commanders at Tient-in have demanded from the Chinese Government, prior to the handing over of the port to the -atter—which Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai considers too harsh for acceptance—H.E. has declared with considerable emphasis that, rather than accept them, he would liedly prefer to make Paoting his per-
is the headquarters of the Chihli Vice.
t-hea Iqtiarters, which, right speak For the sake of making it more convenient for foreign officials having business to transact with the high provincial authorities, tientsin was made, some thirty odd yeats ayo, the summer and autumn headquarters of the Viceroy, while the Provincial Treasurer and Judyo remained at Paoting, and the Viceroy only returned to that city immediately after the closing of the nav gation of the Peiho river, returning to lientgin in February when the river opened again. The decision to con-tinne at Paoting therefore entails, according to Chinese officials, no hardship for them. deed, it would b" a saving to them of travelling expenses."
tr The House Tax in the Native City, Suburbs and Outlying Villages.
As will be remembered, one of the schemes entered into by the mandans for the payment of the War Indemnity was the imposition of a monthly tax on how es on a basis of of the rent. Navurdly Shai City® (sion), its suburbs and outlying villages have not escaped, and at the first census taken this mouth of the number of houses—each house is termed in the official report Hu," or family—belonging t" Shang) hsien—the foreign Settlements and extensions not included—the following results were give Inside the Great East-gate and Little East-gate of the native City there are 1,283 houses, yielding a total monthly rental of $1,855 and copper cash 5,368 "strings," and 84 cash—each string " of cash equals 1,000 cash; from which amounts the following proportional taxes were collected, 3278.25 an cash 805 strings and 203 cash.
Inside the Old North-gate and New Nor h-gate, 1,447 houses, at a total monthly rental of $3,452.60; 2,351 strings, 50 cash; and Tls. 16, from which were lected as taxes $517.80; 357 stags, 157 cash and Tis, 2.40. ive City, in those parts ug the 16th " p'u, or ward, and vicinity policed by the South Pao-and Middle Paochiachii, 1,3! houses at a mouthly rental of $4,262.45 8,028. strings, 752 cash. In the vicinity policed ly the Northern Paochiachit, 758 houses; at a monthly rental of Tls. 235.66; $4,319.11; and 4,883 strings. 81 cash. In the above noted four places the taxes amounted to Tls. 35.10; $1,137.23 and 1,936 strings, 770 cash.
Outside the Native Jity, 23rd p'u," or ward: 388 hous a monthly rental $526.50 and rings cash, amounted to $78.
7, 20 strings, Ditto, 20 houses; month-cash, Taxes collected, $2 cash,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.