Nanking, Nov. 7.
'The Sino-British Boxer' Indemnity Refund Commission has decided to offer two prizes amounting to $6,000 ach for best history and geography textbooks for junior middle schools China, it is learned here to-day, Applicants for these prizes, itis stated, must turn in their manuscripts not later than the end of 1996. The winners of the contest will be one nounced on March 1, 1997—Central News, Magistrate Transferred Our local Magistrate, Mr. Li, who thas held office here for nearly three years, lett us at the beginning of the month, having been given Irish. promotion to Wuchiang hsien, one of the poorest districts In the Province, about 200 Li to the west. As might have been expected, he made many enemies by his efforts drastically: to deal with the illler drug trame. It Is stated that some residents forwarded a petition of 21 counts against him to the Provincial thorities. That brought about his downfall; most of the charges were ridiculous and trumpery and had there been any careful investigation among. those" whose opinion Worth consulting a glaring miscarriage of justice might have been favolded. However, such is the fate Of ofclals, who try to do their Job,
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