(1) T'an Chung-lin, Viceroy of the two Kuang provinces, denounces in a special memorial certain civil and military officers of Kuangtung for misconduct, viz:-—T'a Chin-chu, first captain of the left battalion of the Kuangchou garrison, is accused of encouraging disreputable characters to open ambling houses much to the scandal of the chaying portion of his fellow officers, while Hei Nai-ch'ang, an expectant_prefectural gaol-warden and head of the Sihok'on (West River mouth) likin office, is charged with overstepping his powers and collecting illegal taxes from traders. Both the above are to be forthwith cashiered and dismissed the service. With reference to the chare Chang Liang, supernumerary officer in charge ofthe aailitary post at T*ungoh'un village district of Hsinhsinghsien, of having wrongfully and maliciously accused innocent people of robbery, lot the said officer be first cashiered and then delivered over to the Provincial Judge for trial on the above charge. Let the Boards concerned take note of the above.
(2) With reference to the memorial of Sung Yueh praying that as his leave of absence is about to expire without his health being any that we would graciously rant him permission to resign his post as jeutenant of the Imperial Household Gunrd and that his pry be also stopped, ote. hereby grant his prayer, and he now ted to retire into pri (8) Sung Fan, Governor of Kueichou, accuses the ex-sub-prefect of Lopingchou, Sich Pén-lan, (now deceased), and Huang Fuchsiang, district magistrate of Fuming-hsien of owing the provincial government large sums of land taxes which they have hoon unable. to pay into the treasury. This conduct is inst reprehensible and the accused officials are hereby cashiered. The said Governor is also now authorised to communicate with the officials of the native provinces of the cashiered officers and Fequest the former to seize upon the properties of the accused and confiscate them towards paying their debt to government. The Boards concerned are ordered to take note.
(4) Appointing a number of officers to the metropolitan and provincial administrations,
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