Tar French newspapers complain that despite the fact that France has voted an equal expenditure during the past ten years Germany has rapidly come to the front, while France has fallen to the position of the fifth naval Power. According to a Government delegate, Tax Naval College or University, under the direct control of the Ministry of Marine, will be established at tain in the third moon of next year, Kung-pao has reported to the hat he has succeeded la raising 800,000, but Tle. 1,500,000 will be needed, for the relief of the sufferers from the Anhui famine. He has also notified the appointment of Mr. Yang Shao-mei and others to superintend the relief-works in North Kiaogen and Anhui, A Koxtiw telegram reports that the Prefect, Mr. Vu. of Szecafa some days ago came upon a band of miscreants who were in possession of large quantities of contraband arms and ammunition. When be was on the point of making the seizure, many disbanded soldiers arrived and surrounded the prefect. The Provincial Authorities are sending him succour and reinforcements, that Troperal section has been ottaie Axorsen Peking telegram reports
the proposal of Viceroy Chang sTen-chin for abolishing all the district magistracies within the same cities, and every city will thus have only one magistrate, The daty of administering justice will be taken up by the new courts of justice, Aut the Foreign Ministers have expressed their willingness to help China in her suppression of opium at a meeting, in the Waiwopa Yamco,
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