There was a report in mandarin circles yesterday that on account of advancing old age and chronic, sickness H.E. Chou Fu, the enbgnteved Governor of Shantung, has lately been compelled to present a memorial to the Throne praying for permission to resign his post and retire into private life. Tt is speculated that the man most likely to succeed Governor Chou Fu will be Tieh Liang, a Manchu, who is at present Sub-Chancellor of the Grant Secretariat with the brevet rank of Vice-President of the Board of Rites. Rich Liang, we may turther add, is in command of the brigade of Manchus now being drilled and or ganized at Paoting like Viceroy Yuan's troops.
The New Governor of Kuangsi, ELE. Ko Feng-shh, arrived in Kueilin, the capital of ixuangsi, on the 27th ult., having travelled there overland from Nandi ang, the ¢ pital of Kiangsi. HE. according to the same te'esraphic advices took over his seal- of office on the Ist inst.
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