There has been " good deal of trouble in one of the country districts near Canton because of the opposition of one of the lending and conservative families to the new education. The official io charge of the district is vigorous enough, bat be has not done anything to down the opposition, pecan: league with this particle artisans of the old ways gather and insult the students, as they go to school, and throw stones upon the rools of the school-hooses, The Viceroy, therefore, has been lookind finds that, of the attention of the of-
His Excellency has seat on 8 to Peking pointing out the condition of He also states that, because of 1g of these brigands, respect able people are murmuring, and many of them are on the verge of joining the many guilds, whoee objects are to raise!
revelation, ere brigandage and that they be made more severe, It appears that the laws are not so easy of application as they ought to be, and something must be done to mete out swifter justice to offendere; also they must be more severe in order to deter evil-doors snd frighten those who look upon brigands with some aympathy.
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