BLE. Governor Ong, since entering on the duties of his office, has been actively employed in setting things to rights. He has appointed two deputies to arrange for an effective policing of the city; their arrangements to be completed by the close of the sixth month. A monastery near the Ts'int'ai-gate, called the Changch'ingshi, is to be converted into the yamen or headquarters. "They say" that policemen are to be stationed at: distances of 40 fect apart. throughout the present chihsien of the southern portion of the city, Mr. Cheng, was formerly magistrate in the Mixed Court at Shanghai; and is therefore @ conversant with these matters. He is said to have some tens of policemen from Shanghai in training under his daily supervision, to become chiefs of police That the city would be better for proper policing goes without sassing. It is but a few days since two "kwaitsz," or rogues, were beheaded, and their heads hung in cages for a warning to the people.
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