Following the example of the Headquarters or the Army Board established in the Presidential Palace, a Diplomatic Conference will be created, with the President himself at the head, and the Secretary of State and the Minister of bat War as members, A Staff of officers will be appointed. The official system of the Conference is being drafted.
Chu Chia-pao, Governor of Chihli, left Peking for Tientsin on March 13, having obtained leave ut will be given to Chu Chih-chico, Minister of Home affairs.
Pardoned Rebels, Messrs. Chang Yao-ching, Liu Yi-chou, Lei Hung, Li Tung-chin and Heiei Fu arrived at Tientsin on a Japanese steamer on the night of March 13, and they were met and given ® welcome by _officers sent by the Constabulary. They were entertained the next day at a Chinese restaurant, and left for king by the evening train under an escort.
Mr. Yih Hui-chun, who was sppointed Director of the Arsenal Chen Chi-mei during volun tion, and Mr. Wang Ying-teal who was also on the staff of Chen Chi-mei, have returned to this port, the warrants for their arrest having been cancelled by Admiral Tseng.
The Pukow-Singyangchow Railway.
The Anglo-Chinese Syndicate, which has been granted the right of constructing the above railway, proposes to float a loan in China, reports a Peking telegram. The amount of the loan would be limited to $5,000,000 which is the approximate amount estimated to be required in the construction of the railway up to the Hofei District or Chengyangkuan. But the foreign banks are still hesitating to accept this proposal.
Teal Ju-kai, Governor of Shan-has arrived in Peking. Immediately after his arrival, a scheme of educational reform was submitted before the President. It is said that ho will succeed Mr.
Tang Huslung as Minister of Education.
Rewards for Capture of Robbers.
In connexion with the two robberies recently perpetrated in the city, the Chief of the Chinese Constabulary has offered a reward of $200 for the capture of robbers concerned in the first case, and " reward of $300 for the capture of those who robbed and killed a lady, in addition to the bestowal of service medals should members of his Force make any arrests, The Inspector and the Patrol Officer of the 1st Sub-Station in the gnd Police District have been dismissed, the Chief Inspector of the 2nd Police District has three of his five monte on record struck out The officer in charge of the ist Patrol Section got one demerit A Case of Polsoning, Wang Lu-ching, living in an alleyway off Anlan Road, onside the West Gate, was engaged in business
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