As the vow mtrupolitan official system shoold have been drawa up and announced last year, the Prine Regent has addressed the Government seriously, regarding its completion. The Goverament, therefore, intends to hold an immediate conference to decide on the new system, which will subsequently be pablisbed, POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SCHOOLS, A Chinese report says that in view of the long aboxer in connexion with Postal services, the a that it woold be impossi to rely on foreign tsleot in their management (aic) and has decided to open Postal and Telegraph schools next month, with a view to THE Nooctow RIOT.
With reference to the recent riot among soldiers in Soochow, which was. recorded at length in on columns, it has been arranged to pay Tls. 8,000 to the Japanese as compensation for damage dace to their property. It is state ed that on Monday the British Consol and Vice-Consal arrived Souchow and called on the Acting Governor, in the Bareau of Foreign Affairs, The Consuls demanded Tls. 3,000 as com-10 for the injuries la flicted upon subjects and the punishment of The Acting Governor replied 1 inese authorities woold at their own initiative punish the rioters according to wartisl law, and offered Tls. 1,000 as compensation, It is expected that settlement will be arrived Febranry 26.
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