Shantung, being one of considerable im:
GQ) The post of profest of Chinantuy portance and difficulty, the Governor of the said province is commanded to select the man best fitted for the post from among. all the substantive prefects in the province 5 and the ost thus vacated by the said Governor's choice is hereby given to Ptan Ming-pino, appointed from Peking.
liu Pingechih, Governor of Shantung, reports the escape of a condemned omer, Who had been sentenced to death lation, from the goal of the dis-The gi den and alors concerned are istrucy of Pingyaohsien, Shansi.
hereby cashiered and ordered to be arrested, and an investigation made by the said Governorasto whether bribes had been accepted from the friends of the condemned to buy the man's escape from prison, With reference to the declaration made by the district magistrate of Pingyaohsien to the effect that he was absent from his yamen, on official duty, on the day of the escape of the condemned lid therefore innocent. of con-ni vance in the matter the said Governor is also to enquire as to the truth of the allegation and report to us.
21st and 22nd December.
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23rd December.
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