We received the other duy a memorial from the Censor Ting Chi-shu denouncing a number of civil avd military officials at Tientsin anal other cities of Chili province for various misdemeanours, and we, there-f-re, commanded Wang W-shao to make immeslinte igation vf the charges and his report is now before us. He states that, as tu the charges wade against Kao substantive Taotai of the Tsing-Ho Tatendancy ud acting Tnotai of jen tsin; Shen Nung-ha, Trotai of the Tung-Yung Intendancy of Chihli, and the exp-etant Taotai Chang Cheng-chi, they are all baseless and cannot therefore be proven. This being the case there is no hecesity to go any further into the cases of the said accused. But with reference to the charge against the expectant Taotat Chien Kuei-yuan, even "though it has been found by the said Wang Wen-shao that the suid Tuotai is not guilty of the charge of hating bought up old cemeteries nulld houses, yet we hear thatthe accus d is too youthful for the high pst he holds and he licks experience und: steadiness. 'He is also addicted to recklessness of conduct. We mu-t therefore cashier hin as also Wang Té-shiny, commandant of the Viceregal Guards, who hus been charged with overstepping his proper' raik and with failure to know his proper place.
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