It is stated that Great Britain, Americs, Germany and France have jointly communicated with the Waiwapu urging that the Yost-Han Railway Loan should be concluded and the Wi has asked the Yuchuanpa for The Hupeh Representa-called on President Hei and asked him to issue a rescript to their petition, bat they were put off by the President on the plea of illness, PRINCE CHING AND THE CENSORS, A Chinese dispatch says that on account of repeated impeachments made against him by the Censorate and the adverse ci he has incurred, Prince Ching desires to retire, and has, accordingly, tendered his resignation which, however, the Prince Regent re-fossed to recept. In conceqnenee of the rebuke of Censor Chiang (han-lia by Edict in connexion with Prince Ching's impeachment, much sympathy is felt by Ghinng's c.lleagues, who all know his unbending straightforwardness, intend jointly to ask that his memorial and explanation may he published for the information of the Empire. Another Censor, Mr. Wa Shih-ching, recently srbm'tted a memorial, asking whether
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