Chili and acting Treasurer, memorialises on behalf of Yuan Feng-lin, Provincial Treasurer-designate of Hupeh, now in Paotingfu, stating that the suid officer is very ill and prays to be allowed to resign his new post. The prayer is grantd and Shan Lien (Manchu) is hereby appointed to the said post.
(4) Yii Lien-san, Provincial Treasurer of Hunan, is hereby promoted Governor of the said province, vice Ch'én Pao-chen, cashiered and dismissed for ever; and Hsien (Manchu), Provincial Judge of Shantung, is hereby promoted to the Treasurership vacated by the said Yii Lien-san. Sado of Shansic is hereby transferred to (6) Ching Sing (Manchu), Provincial
the Provincial Judgeship of Shantung, tice Yi Hsien promoted Provincial Trea surer of Hunan; and Hsi Liang (Manchu), a Taotai of Shantung, is hereby promoted to the Shansi Provincial Judgeship vice Ching Sing transferred as above.
(6) Tstng Kuang-huan (Earl Weiyi) is appointed acting Senior Vice-President of the Board of Revenue vice Hsit Note:—Tséng Kuang-han was one of the Vice-Presidents of the Board of Rites, cashiered on account of Wang Chao's affair but in justice to the former it is but right to say that his consent to the joint memorial denouncing Wang Chao was not asked by the proud Afanche President, Huai Te-po, who thereby involved all his' colleagues in his own ruin.—Translator.
8th October.
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