A Peking dispatch states that their Majesties, the Emperor and Empress Dowager, have decided not to go to Paoting and the Southern Hunting Park to attend the spring manceuvres of the Peiyang foreign-modelled forces, under Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai, and the reorg ganized Manchu Banner Corps, under 'Tieh Liang. The Emperor has accordingly appointed the Grand Secretary and Ch'ang Keng and Hei Shihch'ang, President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Board of War, to take their Majesties' places as Special Commissioners of Inspection. It is also rumoured that the spoke in the wheel stopping the Imperial tour of inspection was the desire expressed by members of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps to accompany the Imperial cortege in witnessing the Army manwuvres.
The Conservancy of the Huangpu.
It was reported in local Mandarin circles that the Governor of Chekiang, ed by the Waiwupu to send throe-tenths of the profits made by the Hangchow Mint arising out of coining the new copper cent, or ton-cash pieces, to the Shanghai Taotai to assist in pay Chinese portion of the cent towards the conservation of the Huangpu river.
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