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“...was
ordered to make on the mutiny of the
soldiery at Wu-cl/aib/. The facts are as
follows :In September last Yang Te-k(uei,
a Sergeant of the Right Battalion of the
Governors division, was disputing about
the touch of some silver which he wished
to change at a shop belonging to Cli^eng
Cl^un-tsao, Taoiai of the Military Secre-
tariat, when Ta.ai Ping-jung, Magistrate
of Chiang-liaia, chanced to pass, and,
kaniii<< the cause of the disturbance, had
tlie Sergeant chastised. This arbitrary
proceeding/ caused great didsatisfactiou in
the battalion : aaidas the magistrate was
passing the military examination ground,
lie was abused by tlie candidates who were
there to compete. The magistrate, having
ordered his runners to arrest the ringleaders,
was struck and hurt by a shower stones.
He at once reported to the Governor-
General that the battalion was in a state
of mutiny, but no report was made by ihe
Colonel of the battnliou. The Governor-
General put Yang Te-k^et in prison^ and
cashiered the...”
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“...examinations in Chekiang there were
eleven candidates above the age of 80, who
had thrice competed unsuccessfully for the
degree of graduate. The usual honorary
degrees are asked for. Rescript: Let the
Board of Ki tea consider and report.
Chung-cbS proposes thatiu view of
the opening of Corea to trade, a battalion
of infantry be enrolled and stationed ab the
city of Chin-lien to preserve order. The
three battalions of cavalry and infantry
stationed on the frontier are quite inau-
cient for this purpose. The scarcity of
funds at the present time vendtiia it ini pos-
sible to increase the uuard at every point ;
but at Chung Chiang, at least, immediate
steps must be taken. The now battalion
will be paid according to the regulation of
the Cldhli field force.Rescript : Noted.
(5) Ta6u Yli-ying reports that Pcan
Yinu-cliaug was to start for Peking under
the charge oE an expectant Assistant Pre-
fect, on 16tli November. His delay iu
reaching Yunnan was due to illness*
Reacripfc : Noted.
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“...By the old rules sergeants of ban-
ners must be able to read, and first-class
private must be skilled archers and all
candidates must be over 16 years of age.
At present substitutes are constantly hired,
and the fraud is connived at by the banner
officers. The Director proposes to exact
a surety bond from the battalion officers,
and to question the candidates. Fraud
will bring punishment on both candidates
and ocers.
4 The grain issued to bannermen is so
largely adulterated with sand as to be unfit
for food; and the officers, granary clerks,
and rice merchants are all in league to
compel the bannermen to sell rice due to
them before it ia issued. It is suggested
that the battalion ocers be ordered to
procure clean rice and issue it to every
soldier, and nofc privately dispose of it.
Adulteration will under the underlings at
the granaries and the officers who go to the
granaries liable to denunciation and pun-
ishment. (See Gazette of March 14th.)
(3) Ming-an and Yii-liang report the
opening...”
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“...haiang chi
(0^) battalion of the Kao-
chou regiment. On the 31st August h
was suddenly seized with madness, but
recovered after a short time. Careful in-
vestigation proves that there is no other
cause but another fit of lunacy to ba
assigned for liia committing suicide.
Rescript Noted.
(3) Postscript Memorial from Pien Pao-
ti. The Office of Tranamission returned
him his Memorial congratulating Her
Majesty the Empress on the Nev Year,
because the envelope was soiled. He found
that there was a spot on the envelop
caused...”
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“...Gazette
of tlie 16rh inst. Two niontbs ag> the
attention of the Memorialists was directed
to this matter by a Decree issued on
information submitted by an individual
whose name was withheld, and a report
was called for, which was duly Bent in.
They have now further to report that
the prefect of Tai-chou states that a cer-
tain literary graduate in command of the
central battalion of the Chekiang forces,
on the expression of a wish by the said
Chin-man and his gang of a hundred men
to tender their subtniasion and amend their
ways, which wish liftd been endorsed by
the people at large, had enrolled them as a
company in his battalion, with the said
Chin-man as Lieutenant in command. They
expressed their gratitude, the prefect said,
with tears of joy, and protestations of their
deBire to show their appreciation of the
clemency that had been extended to them.
The Memorialist Ping-chang, Governor of
the province, accordingly gave orders that
they should be formally enrolled, which
lias now been done...”
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