A Canton dispatch states that the Wuchou (Kuangsi) authorities. are in great anxiety at prosont owing to the manifest discontent of some 18,000 troops quartered in Chingyuen and Linchou prefectures, caused through the nonpayment of their wages. It appears that owing to the' absence of funds with th provincial authorities at Kueilin, the troops mentioned above have not been paid for the last two months, that is to say, the Government owes them $16 each; nor has warm clothing been distributed to them with the approach of the cold weather. On the 20th ultimo the discontent of the troops culminated to the point of open rebellion, which so scared vho authorities of the cities in the vicinity of the encampments that they promised the soldiers to raise funds to pay them if the provincial authorities failed to do so by @ certain date. When the day came with no money coming from Kueilin, the trembling m+ndarins hastily scraped' together as much as they could to quiet the discontent, but so poor was the state of their finances that they could just collect enough to dole out only fifteen cents to each soldier, with a promise of supplying them with more in a few days as well as warm clothing specially sent for from Canton. The above is specimen of the impoverished audition of Kuangsi and the frail hold the officials have. over their soldiers.
Guarding the Interned Crews 'A detail of sixteen armed Chinese sailors from the cruiser Chingtsing, is now stationed on the Chinese astern Railway Wharf, at Pootupg, to patrol outside the place.of internment..of the crews of the Russian cruiser Askold and November.
The "Collecting (um stisstoner's" reported from.anking, wher. HEN Liang is still residing engage in searching the accounts of all the yamens, that his Excellency's staff consist of fifty persons, including one expectant Assistant Military Governor, two Taotais, four secretaries of the Poking Boards, three Manchu scribes, one German military officer, one doctor, two interpreters, two draughtsman, five orderlies, twenty-five bodyguardsmen, three cooks, one barber, etc.—a goodly number for the officials of any city to provide for in the matter of food, a "little pocket money" and the like, during the time these fifty people deign to honour them with their presence.
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