(1) Ya Hung-liang is appointed marine sub-prefect of Hnimén, Chekiang province, (2) Li Ping-hen. Governor of Shantang, denounces n number of magistrates and directors of studies belonging to the district magistracies of his provine ineapaci'y, "avarice, or fraud. We hereby cashier the accused officials as per list handed us by the said Governor, (8) The same Governor denounces Gon-eral P'eng Ch'in-yang. commanding the front battalion of the Yellow River Contingent, and Tu Yung-fu, Colonel commanding the rear battalion of the same contingent, for drawing the pay of dummies" on the battalion roll for their private aggrandisement, and also of having done river embankment work in a slipshod manner. Both the accused officers are hereby degraded to the rank of First Captain and removed in punishment thereof. The expectant Major Yeu Ta-sui belonging to the River Conservancy Bureau is also accused of wasting a Ist of government money on useless river works, ete. The accused "ficer is degraded to the rank of accend Captain in punishment of his incapability.
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