Ch'un-ming, Provincial Judge of Hupeh and a younger brother, of the Viceroy of the Two Kuang, has handed to Viceroy Chang Chih-tung a request asking his Excellency to memorialise the Throne his (Tson's) desire to resign his Judgeship in order to enable him to travel a year or so abroad and extend his Knowledge of the polity and economy of the West. If his petition be granted, Provincial Judge Tatu will probably Jeave China in the autumn.
Yah Kah-der, the notorious head of n gang of thieves robbers, who is greatly " wanted" by the police Here as well as by the suthorities in Nanking and Soochow, is reported be still in South Tungchou (near Nan-King), where he is said tu have quite an army of robbers and smug aiers, all of whom have been armpit through thew ah-der's to the constantly in-si man's supporters, the king officials are getting quite anxious, is fewed that he may of any time joi the Kolao Hui society men, should j, they begi ty make trouble in the Yangtze cities tis summer. A special reward of $2,000 hho: therefore been offered to whom-scover will bring Vali Kah-der dead of alive to Nanking, ud as an additional reward a military rank is als) promised the successful captor. We understand now that a certain military officer has recently volunteered the job of capturing -Vah Kah-der if the rewerd be doubled.
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