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for tue nucleus of a library where literati aspirants for literary honours could read and study up Western Learning and then notified candidates for the examinations that at lerist one-half of his subjects for examinations in th" future would be on foreign and modern topics. As a matter of fret he aim st revolutionized the entire schedule of examinations of Hunan province, Of course, Kit raised enemies to himself by his actions and so at the end of his term (1897),—rs would bl: d him to completely modernise Honin—he was relieved by a new Chancellor, the very opposite of himself in character and abilities, In 1898 the Emperor began his scheme of reform, and naturally thought of Kiang Pino. The latter was, therefore, appointed in July a Metropolitan Oficial of the 4th grade and commanded to come up to Peking to help by his advice his Imperial Master. Before Kiang Pino could do so the grent rach came, and, of course, such a prominent Reformer could not escape the wrath of the Empress Dowager's conservative advisers. He wns cashiered and dismissed for ever and ordered to be placed ander the surveillance of the local authorities of Soochow. Kiang Piao became a disappointed man; being member of a fairly well-off family he was, of course, not reduced to penury and want, but this sudden retrogression of his fortunes apparently told on his health and he died through the bursting of " blood vessel. The Reform Party has suffered a very serious loss in its ranks by Kiang Pino's death.
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