CHINA DAILY News."
12th April, (1) Decree cashiering & number of officials connected with the Ching Ling Mausoleum of the Emperor K'ang, Hsi—two of whom are also to be banished to Chinese Turkestan to hard Labour on the post roads as having been found to be the most guilty—on account of the destruc tion by fire of the Lung En Throne-hall in said mausoleum. These punishments are accorded in response to the report of Chao Erh-s6n, President of the Board of Revenue, and Tieh Liang, Senior Vige-Board of War, who were sent to investigate into the causes of the conflagration.
(2) We have received a memorial from the Censor A Tso-pen (Mongol) r mending a certain Shantung merchant, named Li Ya-lung, who det to start a syndicate for the purpose of constructing a railway between Peking and Changchiakou (Kalgan) and who is willing to lay aside a certain portion of the net. profits that shall accrue from-said line in the future, towards paying a handsome royalty to the Government for the coxrried out in its entirety ax by reason of Privilege of building said railway. sickness the two quartettes by Messrs.
Now let it be understood once for. all Whittick, Trevor homes, Buros, and that the responsibilities attending the Lester had to be omitted, Messrs. Whit-question of railroad construction in this tick and Lester singing two duets, "The Empire are very great. and not lightly to Moon has Raixed ler Lamp Above" by be touched upon. It is evident that the Benedict, and " Excelsivr," instead. object of the said Censor in recommend The opening number, x pianoforte quiet ing a merchant to our not is to profit by Mra, Armistead and Mrs Wallem, had his own private purse, and he deserves only one fault—it was too short. One of severe censure for his audacity and reck-the best of the good things following wa-lessness of assertion. In punishment undoubtedly the violin solo, laura" therefore we hereby command the said (Wieniaweki) by is Alice Petersen,: A Tso-pen to be handed over to the This was followed by Henry Leslie's beauti- proper Board for the determi ful trio " Memory," sung by Mrs. Shorrock, ad te penalty id further order Mrs. Valentine, and Mr. Lester. The on the subject citation "*Oor Christusas G..ose," by Mr.
R-bert Sutherland, provoked much merrie (3) Li Man-tse, is appointed prefect ment and was keenly enjoyed by those of Huchoufu, Chi present who could follow his witty sallies The reciter was deservedly encore. After (4) We have agai our officials to manufacture the singing, in an excel ent manner ai "Thy Sentinel am I" by Mr. Harber, th: the object of raising funds for the public, first, part was brought to a close by the service, thereby causing the masses to singing by Mrs. Shorrock of the Brigit suffer from heavy and illegal taxes. It Tito Matrei, has now cote to our knowledge that oftiwell vit. olalsin certain provinces of with the cofeetof'evatlahiag' oder
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