Mr. Shen Hai-Wusn, Officer in charge of the 4th Bection of the Chapei Police has been accused by the force under him of having accepted bribes from foreigners, of having allowed the said foreigners to gamble without restraint, and of having tried to appropriate the effects seize ed at the gambling place to his own use. The Chief of the Constabulary has instructed Mr. Yen, Secretary of the Administrative Department, to investigate carefully those accusations.
The Harvard Medical College.
Dr. Edwards, President of the Harvard Medical College, has opened a branch medical school in dents. The Ohinese Council some time ago passed a resolution that four students should be sent to this ohod at the expense of the Bhanghai Mayoralty. Now two students have passed the entrance examination, Messrs. Keng and Hsia Wei-hering. It has, therefore, requested the Mayor to pay $100 for each of them as tuition fee for the first term. These stu: dents will graduate as Doctors of Medicine when they have concluded the course of five years.
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The Pinghsiang Colliery.
The Tutuh of Kiangsi, reports a Peking telegram, has threatened to use military force to get possession of the Pinghsiang coal mines. Upon receipt of a telegram from the peo-
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