On January 30 the Censorate submitted the memorial praying for permission to grant the right of constracting the aby the people, which mas referred to the Yuch'uanpa, On he following day when the Delegates ited upon the Pre ident and Vice-Presideots of the Yuch'uanpu, these officials agreed to announce that the may should be managed by the Chinese, The Ministry of Finance has declared that it would be insufficient to mere statement that actual capital has been raised for the scheme, but that it mast be proved and verified before the foreign loan can be reasonably opposed.
DUTY ON CIGARETTES, A Peking telegram says that in view of the proposition to increase the daty on cigarettes, it will be necessary to stady the daty tariffs in foreign conn tries before negotiations can be opened. The Ministry of Finance has, therefore, ordered the Chinese Ministers abroad to submit copies of these tariffs for ite consideration.
JUDICIAL REFORMS, In the scheme proposed by the Com mission on Constitutional reforms, the cial courts in China will be divided into four Grades. The Court of Casration will be established la the capital, xt to which will be the High Courts vincial capitals, Alter the local Courts in Prefectures or independent Departmenta, end last, the Primary Conrte, two of which would be organized in each dietrict or Department (Chou). It prepaved that the High Courte local Courts should have branches organized where necessary.
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