Some time ago there was a rumour going the rounds in native official circles both in the North as well as in the Central and maritime provinces to the effect that the Grand Council and Cheng Wu Ch'n (Department of State Affairs) were deliberating over the question of appointing a Governor of Chihli to assist the Viceroy of that province, on the ground that the multifarious duties that have to be attended to by the latter official now-Single person to perform Tt was then stated a-days are such that it is impossible for a
that the new post being distasteful to a number of the members of the two great departments of State it was not very likely that the measure would he made now, at least, not fora while yet. Tt has, however, since transpired that the proposers of the measure advocate it most strongly, being led to do so through jeal-
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