The death of Viceroy Yang Sbihhsiang of Chibli in the close of Jane fed to n small shifting round in the upper official world, which HE, Toan Fang to Tientsin, and Viceroy Chang Jén-chun from Cynton to Nanking LO. Yuan Shu-hsin, Governor of Shantung and formerly Taotai of Shanghai, was sent as Acting Viceroy to Canton, and H. E. Son Pao-chi took his' place at Tsinanfa. On the cashiering in November of Tuan Fang, H. Chen Kaei-lun became Metropolitan, Viceroy, and Jai Cheng, lately promoted Governor of Kiangsu, bo-came Acting Viceroy of the Liang-Ha, an honour on which Shanghai will have wished him all congra talations. The life of the people Ins not been anay, bat atthe same years, to record. An Imperial do-free of June 2 onmmanded spex prayers for rain, in Shantang of course, and in parts of Kiangsa On the other band the summer brought heavy floods occasioning mach distress in parts of Hunan and Hupeh as also in parts of Yiinnan. Bat speal king generally the harvests were bettor than they hid been for some years previously. The want of proper exchange of foodstuffs between prosperous' and afflicted provinces continues to make itself severely felt at such times. The riots wi Pinghsiang in the spring were undoubtedly more seri-than they were thought to be at the time. A considerable number of revolutionaries was involved and the riots were suppresse with the utmost rigour, several handrods, if not some thousands of persons being involved. Elsewhere, particu: larly in South Kiangsi, the attempt to take @ census led to serious unrest, the blame falling quite iogivally on foreigners. In this connexion we may notice the ex traordinary rumours of the partition of China by the foreign Powers, whith choya; ben,; rqported by out UNIVERS
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