As already state!, the sudden abolition of the Director-Generalship of Grain transrt and also of the new Governorship of ianghusi will throw many thousand persons connected with these yamens out of employment, and fears have been expressed lest the discontent arising out of this may cause serious trouble to the officials of Taingkiang and other cities of Kian, By advice, therefore, of Viceroy Chou Fu, who we know has lately bon to Tsingkiang, the Throne has decreed that the new Commander-in-Chief of Kiangpeh shall also take up many of the duties that formerly belonged to the Director-General of Grain Transport this will therefore necessitate the reten of the staff and uaslerlings connected hitherto with that official's various yameos and bureaux, A crisis has -thus been averted.
The Reported German Landing.
We undors'and that German troops have not landed on the mainland at Haichou, Kinngpeh, but are said to have dune 80 on the island of Lientao, some twenty miles b-yond the Harchou littoral. In consequence of this report we hear that commanding the fast cruiser Haiyung, which is now here, has boon ordered to priceed to Lientao Island tu investigate matters.
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