The Military Govern {that he appointed Chitan-fu to act as during the absence of Fu-kuei, who is leoeding to Peking for audience. he Hormer possesses considerable experience of frontier affairs and is thoroughly qualified for the acting appointment. He took over charge on the 2nd August last, the Deputy Lieutenant-Governor Fu-k'uel starting for Peking on the same day.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN KIKIN, A subordinate officer of the rank of Commissary of the Seal has hitherto been stationed at K'aoshant'un, subject to the control of the Prefect of' Changeb'un in Kirin, Kaoshant'un is, however, in the district of Nungan, and now that x magistrate has been appointed at the latter place it appears to the Governor of K that the present arrangement is open to numerous objections. "As the duties of the officer in question consist mainly in the suppression of brigandage, the ts the propriety of transferring ide at Chuchiach'eng, a marke town in the jurisdiction of 'Ch'angchun, [which besides' being one of the i portant points in the whole prefecture is a Pace much frequented by robbers, whilst aoshant'un can easily be controlled by the magistrate of Nungan, from which it is only 100 li distant. In the event of His Majesty being pleased to approve of the Proposed arrangement memorialist that the Board of Ceremonies may directed to cause an appropriate seal of office to be supplied for the use of the new post.—Referveit to the Board of Cicit Offi
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