June 11th.—(1) The following appointments are announced:—Governor Kiangsu, Li Prei-ching, 3 Director-General of Grain Transport, Chou Hong-chi J) pst, Governor of Shantung, Jen Tao-jung £35 GY; Financi Commissioner of Chihli, Sung Chin Jyokge; Judge of Kuangsi, Kuo Ying, By FR; Military Assistant Governor of Ili, Sheng (2) Memorial from Liu Chin-tang, Military Administrator of the Now Dominion, and Acting Imperial High Comtaissioner. During the ton and more koch Beg, chief of the Andijani rebels, was in fraudulent ocoupation of the New Dominion, the strong proved the people were in a state of absolute subjection. All the murders committed by the turbaned Museulmans paid for by the murderers, who sums varying from a fow tao la to per head to the families There was never a question of expiating these crimes by the
sole aim and object of Yakoob Beg, and forfeit of a life for a life, Money was the under his rule this condition of things much worse that murder was regarded as child's play by people of substance and afluence, and robbery and pillage were rife throughout this region. In the year 1877 the memorialist commenced his march of conquest, advancing from Taksun into Kashgaria, and as each city was retaken, ho sent for the inhabitants and demonstrated to them how the rule of this Empira would be maintained: on the basis of justice and severity, and told them that they must abandon their foul habits if they would preserve themselves and their families from hurt. He further directed the various chieftains to carry this warning from house to house, and to lead the people in the right way, promising them that a continuance in their evil practice sand failure to repent them of their sins would result in immediate and condign punishment also that concealment of crime on the part of the chieftains would subject them to punishment simultaneously with the actual offenders. Tso 'I'suug-tang, the Governor-General of Shensi and Kansu, then had a large number of copies of the "Tmperial Edict" in sixteen sections, with the amplification thereof attached, printed and distributed amongst the public schools
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