The introduction of the regular police force after the Sh"nghai model, with the municipal lighting of the stree's, i atin of the hour in Nyanking. The police force numbers several hundred—rumours vary from 300 to 800, and is being economically introduced by detailing soldiers from some of the numerous eum, for this work. It is to be hoped that. the new institution will prove a greater success than the Street Cleansing aystem introduced some months go, which has quickly degenerated into a mere farce. The Nichtai is responsible for this newest. experiment, and ay he is said to he x vigorous man, perhaps something may come of it, The New Governor, Since his arrival a couple of months ago, Governor Cheng hax lordly bud time to show what sort of material he is made of, but the first improxs'ons of the officials aod gentry seem t+ he mildly his favour.
The New Provincial University.
Certainly the rumour which "appeared in the Shanghai papers to the effect that he the new learning from the university, in quite unfounded. The fifty thousand tael buildings for the New University are being rapidly pushed, nnd the institution is to be opened in ite new quartere afier China New Year, Among the instructors already rnuaged is Mr. F. K. Zan, n gradunt" of an American College, and subsequently instructor at St. Jotin's College, Shanghai. It is interesting to know shat, as n Christinn, he is to be exempt from all connection with the Confucian ceremonies of the institu. tion, Se non € vera, ¢ ben trovato.
A native repor!, probably reliable, states that at least four of the riverine steamer companies have been quietly buying up land along the river front between the South and East Gates, lending the open ing of the City as" port. A. this is in the neighbourhood of all the present steamer landings, and is for more convenient to the ity than the site east of the Pagoda, hich hms the single advantage wf indefinite size, it will protubly be the pieferred lwention for the Customs and godowns of the future.
An accidental Explosion of Powder during general review of the coldiors here by the Governor a few days ayo occasioned a serious casualty. Nine of the men were horsilily burned, and though sent to the Mission Hospital at once, where everything was done to save them, two have chad, The others will probably recover. The day after the disaster the Provinc'al General-in-Chief culled the hospital to exhibit his solicitude fur the injured soldiers. He went 10 exch bed, asked the amex of the occupants, and showed many evidences of "ympthy. If it was done in conformity with prescribed Chinese etiquette, it was none the less graciously done, The officials are Praying for Rain the tem-'es, as the country is to sutler from the long drought. Rain has not fallen in ay redable quit ity for nestly three months,
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