Yii K'van, Governor of Honan, reports that owing to the present Provincial Preasurer of Honan having been ordered to proceed to the capital for an Audience witl His Majesty, the post of Treasurer become vacant, and this on account its importance should be immediately filled by an acting appointment. For this purpose, therefore, the memorialist has fixed upon Ch'ang Show, the present Provineisl Judge of Honan, as one satisfactory in every respect to fill the vacancy. The post of Judge being thus left vacant memeralist has ordered. the Intendant of the K'ai-kuei-ch'én-hsii circuit, Kuei Lin, to fill it while the Intendancy has been temporarily given to the expectant Taotai, Hsueh Fu-nien (brother of Hsueh Fu-ch'én, at present Chinese Minister to the Courts of Great Britain and France).—Reseript: Let the Board of Civil Appoint-note, 30th August.
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