"NORTH-CHI DAILY NE Yungy:
hsien, Tth November.
Their Majesties arrived from Funs haien this afternoon at 2 o'elucle Lo pass the night here.
Phe following Imper 1 Decrees were issued this afternoon The Viceroyalty of Chihli, etc.
(1) Yuan Shih-kral, Gove tung, is hereby appointed y of Chili and Imperial High Commissioner the Peiyang vice Li Hun; ug, deceased.
(2) The Grand Secretary Wang Wen-shao is appointed acting Chinese Plenipotential at Peking vice Li Hung-chang, deceased.
(3) Chow Fu, Provinei Treasurer of Chibli, shall be' acting Vie roy of Chibi and Tmperial High Com sioner of the Peiyang ad interim, pending. ai ival_ of ili-kai from Shantung.
(4) Chang Jeu-chum, Director-General of the Grand. Canal (headquarters at Tsing iangpu, Kinugsu—Translatys, is appoint: ed substantive Governor of Shantung view Yuan Shih-kai transferred to Chihli.
Posthumous Honours for Li Hung-chang.
(3) Decree from Her Tmperial Majesty the Empress Dowager granting the posthumous honour of Marquis the First class to the late Li Hung-chang in recognition of his eminent servi also allowing the funeral Government grant mstia a ud Secretary on a further commanding Ptu Wei, Prince Kung, to select_au escort of ten members of the Imperial Bodyguard and carry to the late Viceroy on behalf of the Empress Dowager a T'o-lo" Prayer-coverlet to be used as.a shroud for the deceased statesman, Prince Kung is also commanded to pour out libations to the manes of the deceased in the name of their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Dowager, finally the name of Li Hung. is to inscribed in the Temple of Faithful and Loyal Ministers, to ko worshipped with other great Ministers of the dynasty who have passed away.
Their Majesties arrived here from Vu -day and will remain two days théngehou is the last but one stage of the Imperial journey towards Biaiféng; the stage between Chéngchou and K'aiféng being the district city of Mouhsien. This delay of two days a Chéngchou will therefore prevent the Court from arriving at K'aiféng to-day, as at first predicted.—Translator.
The follow day, 8th:—(1) En Shou (Manchu) Provincial Trea surer of Kiangning (Nanking) is hereby promoted Director-General of the Grand Canal and Tribute Grain Transport.
Note.—According to the. " Reform" measures announced by the Empress Dowager the other day, the Director-General ship of the Grand' Canal was one of th first important posts to he abolished the immediate future," as all Tribute grain was in the future to be transported by the sea route—another " Reform " intended to be launched on the country. From the above decree it would however seem that, like all Reform measures" and "Materna announcements " of the Empress Dowage in her affection for the Emperor, there is no intention at all to put her reforms into force.—Translator.
(2) Wu Ch'ung-hsi Fukien (Foochow), king, or North Kiangsu) vice En Shou promoted as above. Yang Wen-ting, Salt. Intendant, is appointed Provincial Fudge of Fukien.
Chengehou, Mh November.
(1) Lu Hsia-liring, prefect of Foochow, is promoted Salt' Intendant (Taotai) of Fukien province, vice Yang Wen-ting, promoted Suage of said province.
(2) As the prefectship of Foochow vacated by Lu Hsia-liang is a very important post, the Viceroy of the said province of Fukien is commanded to select the official best fitted for above post from amongst all the sub-stative prefects of the province, and appoint Nyao T'uug-chen to the prefecture Preated by the oficin! of hin choice.
3) Decree issued. in respon: to denunciation by Prince Li, handi hong Yun (Manchu) to the Board of Appointments for the determination of a penalty owing to ill-treatment of certain members of the Imperial Guards in the train, of the Court. by persons under the said" Gover-hor. Theo im, luwerer, swe excuse for the Governor en account ut the haughty and arrogant conduct and unruly manners Of many of those following in the train of the Court and the Governors of the provinces of Shensi and Honan are ordered to keep order and report at once to the throne such conduct in the future. d November.
The Railway Administration of North-China.
The Grand Secretary Wang Wen-! ud Chit Hung-chi, President of the Ministry of Foreign Afairs, are hereby appointed Joint Directors-Creneral_ of Railways within and without the Great Wall. The Peking-Shanhaikuan Railway is to be placed as usual under Chang Yi (Chang Yen-mao).
Chéngchou, 11th November.
Hu Liang (Manchu), the degraded Taotai of the Ching-IShih Intendancy of Hupeh, who had an audience yesterday morning, is hereby restored to his rank of Taotai and ordered to Kiangsu to await preferment.
Mouhsiev, 11th November.
Their Majesties arrived here from Chéngchou thisafteruooo a 9 o'clock to stay overnight.
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