It is reported from Peking that H.E. En Shou, former Director-General of Grain Transport and ex-Governor of the now abolished new province of Kiang-huai, will probably be appointed Governor of Chekiang province vice H, E. Nieh Chih-kuei, who may be transferred elsewhere owing to the number of denunciatory memorials which have lately been presented against him to the Throne by Censors. We may state her that KIE. En Shou jis the father-in-l of Prince Tsai Chen, the son and heir of the powerful Prince Ching, on which account it is uulikely*that the former will be shelved for any length of time, 8th May.
Catholics Versus Protestants, The following strange tale published by the "Shénpao" comes from Hankow—In the district of Loshan belonging to Chienlibsion, Wuchang prefecture, there is s Protestant Church belonging to the American Church Mission, and also a Roman Catholic Church. The converts of both Churches have hitherto always lived in harmony; lately, however, ther has been trouble between people two sects which, if not settled satisfactorily by the heads of the two churches, will be a constant source of friction. It appeared that " certain farmer, a so-called convert of the American Church Mission, on the strength of his membership, took upon himself to encroach in various ways upon the lands of a neighbour, ® non-convert. The latter dared not openly resent the treatment accorded but quietly applied for, and got admitted into, the same Church as his aggressor. The new member then took the first opportunity to explain to his pastor the injustice under which he.
Conservatism to the Fore Again.
According to " letter from the North the recent Imperial decree aboli-hing ing investigation of cases, storm of protest from members of the Board of Puni-ments and Tt would scorn iquette since the establishment of the Cheng Wu-oh'n (Department of State Affairs) in 1902, that whenever any suggestion is pro-sented to the Throne the matter is at once referred to the Cheng Wu-ch'u for decision. In the case under review this was not done by the Empress Dowager who, immediately after reading Wu Ting. fang's memorial for more leniency in the execution of the laws, i an edict granting his memorial. Conservatives in the Board of Punishments, however, declare that under present conditions it is impossible to abolish torture during the examination of cases, and they have also taken advantage of the Empress Dowager's so-called slip to declare that Her Majesty should have in the first place ordered the Cheng Wu-chi to consider and report on the matter before granting the Imperial approval. The chances are that being unable to with: stand all this clamour, Hor Majesty may order the Cheng Wu-ch'u to report on the matter after all,
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