(Translated from the Chinese News.)
Terzoeams from Peking state that Mr. Chow Ping-mei, who was officially debated by the Ministry of Posts and Communications to examine into the particulars relating to the loss of the Szechuan Railway fands deposited in the Shanghai native banks, has retarned to Peking. He will soon submit " fall report, and, it is said, recommend confication of the properties and effects of a certain official.
Ox the 11th instant, the constitational Government Preparation Barean received through the Grand Council ao Edict from the Prince Regent to the effect that carefal thought shoald be devoted to the framing of the new official system, to ascertain its suitability for adoption in China or otherwise. The posts of Presidents, Vice-Preident, Secretaries and Councillors of the Ministries should not be rashly changed in any way. Officials from the fifth rank and downwards must be either li dispensed with or their doties most be ami "The Bureau is hereby ordered to comply with Our wish and reframe it," concluded the Edict. Apart from " President and two Vice-also for " Secretary-in-Chief, presidents, the new Cabinet constitation
with the third rank, Tue Grand Council has decided to retain HE. Hai Liang as Viooroy of Manchoris, and transfer Cheo Kuei-long to "post in Peking, while Chao Erh-sen and Teéng Chi will be appointed to the Vioeroyaltieeof Chibi and Seechuan respectively.
It is reported that telegraphic advice has been received from Hongkong to the effect that a great incresso of the troop of "certain Pome has take place recently on the frontier of Cochin Chins, Cus Case-onixo, the Governor of Kina, has been ordered to eond succour to Balan and to punish the mounted robbers.
Liv Tixa-onyx, the President of the Peking University, who made himself famaas by impeaching the National Assembly, is now reported to advanced a step farther by laonobi farther denunciations against the Grand Council' and other high Ministers at Peking, and the Viceroys and Governors of the provinces. He said that all high officials were ea ated to shirk their responsibilities that they did not wish to admit even now that the nation was, the most dangerous crisis. If such propensity were allowed to continue, how could there be any hope of the salvation of the nation, much lees ite gaining reoogaized position as a first alaes Power "Cup Lio appears indeed to be fearless, though we cannot bat suspect,"" says © commentator in the native press, "'an ambitions man. Anyhow, ho has amply redeemed his reputation of being an upright official of whom ft had been wrongfully thought by many that his denunciation of the
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