Owing to the anti-foreign and savage nature of the people of Shihnan prefect ture in Hupeh province, the absence of a high responsible official, and its distance rom the provine' of Wuch Viceroy Chang Chih-tung has memorial ed the Throne tobe allowed to make the city of Shihnan the headquarters of a Taotai with control over a military force, the name of the new Taotaiship to be desi ated the " Shih-Ho (Shihnan and Hochou) Intendancy of Hupeh province." This is a result of the recent murder of the Belgian Bishop and two fathers. H. E. Toan Fang, Acting Viceroy of the Liangkiang ad interim, who arrived at Nanking on the 5th instant from Soochow, took over the Vicorog: l seals on the same day from the custody of H. E. Huang Chien-kuan, Provinei Treasurer of Kixngning and Provincial Treasurer-d to of Shantung province, in whose ge they had ever since the death of the late Viceroy Li Hsing: H.E. Tuan Fang is residing in the viceregal yamen which he entered us soon as he had arrived in Nanking, in order to save the local officials of that city from the expense of providing special quarters and entertainment for thei temporary Viceroy. The Into Li He ing—jui having left a largo secretarial staff on the spot, H.
Tuan Fang experienced no difficulty no trouble in going on with the government machinery in the usual manner.
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