HUE. Chang Chih-tung has lately formed a Commission of Kiangsu officials to supervise the study of the New Learning in the province and oversee the man-1 agement of the schools and colleges that being established in the various cities of Kiangxu. This new Commission, or Educational Board, is headed by ELIS, the Provincial Treasurer, and the Salt tai of under whom are some ween expectant Taotaix as <ubordinate sioner. Tt ix to be hoped that the old adage of "Too many cooks," ete., will not be applicable to the naw Educae tional Board of Kiangsu.
The Governor of K
Rebels. followin; is a translation of a official in Gorernor staff to a friend As you already Wang Chih-ch'tin, after a jolt, upon taking over his Seals of office from the former Gover ing Chen-to, I annner with his his route w was bloc rebel army.
While on the march to found his way frequently bel bands, whereupon H.E, opposed by re-at once ordered forward a batts ive off often ended in dis had to be strong! best troops to These encoun to the troops, who forced to obtain their end, th casion a strony reported ahead, sr gress of the army: and of rebels was to stop the pro-ind you, an army of well-armed—with ick-firing field immediately ordered for-several hundred men, who found themselves only opposed by' twenty odd men, but extremely well posted on rising ground, who moreover proved themselves to be excellent sharpshooters to. boot, The result was that this band of rebels disposed in no time and put hors de combat twenty The soldiers became panic-stricken and fied, leaving behind a nine-pounder Sold gun. This last had its mechanism smashed to picoes and was otherwise rendered useless for further service by the rebels, This was the beginning of a series of disasters on the part of the troops, whose awe of the enemy was considerably strengthened by the accurate shooting of the rebel marksmen. As ator of fact after dilly-dallying for some months on the road to Nanning Governor Wang Chih-chun has found himself forced to retreat to Wuchou once more. Finally, rest assured the official reports of victories over the rebels in Kuangsi are bogus and merely paper ones."
Death of the Chekiang Provincial Judge. the death in that atts, on the 12th inst A Hangchow dispatch to hand reports
of H.E. Tuan To-pu (Manchu), Provincial Judge of Chekiang. The deceased took over nis seals of office only about a year ago from the acting Provincial Judge, HE. Hsii Chen-kan.
The Imperial Journey te the Western Mausolea, ext April, it is reported, will be broken Pacting in order that the Empress
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