(1) Colonel Ho Té-piao is appointed on promotion to the Brigadier-Generalship of the Military Division of Tingchou, Fukien provines, (2) The vacancy in the post of prefect of Ch'uanchou, (Amoy) Fukien province, due to the degradation and removal of the present incumbent, which is a very important port, is to be filled by the Viceroy of the province selecting the man best fitted for the said-post from amongst all the substantive prefects of Fukien, and the prefecture vacated by the said' Viceroy's choice is hereby commanded to be given to the prefect Lu Hsié-liang, Note: The incumbent of Ch'uanchou Drefectire was removed from office recently for being unable to settle the Japanese settlement. question in Amoy and for nob suppressing piracy.—Translator.
28th August,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.