(1) Ssu Lu-tai (Manchu) is appointed Deputy Assistant Governor of Shanhaikunn, vice Pin Chieh resigned.
(2) The other day " (Manchu) Censor, eng Ch'nng, denouoed to us Lia Shu-to fill important, valany posts in the province, ete, who are really incapable useless but were engaged simply because they were favourites and friewls, As the said charges were very serious we deputed Hai Ying-kuei, Viceroy of the Min-Che provinces, to secretly investigate the matter and report truthfully to us.
port is now beh n which the fouud no justinurites in hap Bue itary commands, ting friends and
such men as General Li Fu-hsing, whom the stid Governor had appel to command the ini Forces, a rally oficars who hind either soon native service against the enemies of China sines 1884, or hal graduated with high honours from the Milituy Academies and Naval Schools of Tientsin, Nanking, and Foochow—anen who were really equable and bray officers, who organised and sined the troops under them according to the modern methods they Ind been taught, The only ist: could' find with the wins a certain lating to one Wu Ch'un-ho, who in apply for a command falsely repre sen himself as a full-ledged Brign neral by promotion, recor title of Mav-yung 1 (A Mancha decoration for brae and distinguished services in the field. Translator). For arelessness in not this fraud out in due time, we hereby command that the stid Lin Shu-tang, Governor of Chekiang, be handed to the Bomd of Civil Appointments for the determination of an adequate penalty.
The said Viceroy had also to tind dissatisfaction with the conduct of the said med General Li Frehsing in that he discovered. that the suid General had been too tardy in paying the troops under him their monthly wages, being in one instance as much as two months in arrears, causing the troops almost to mutiny for their pay. We hereby command that the said General he handed over to the Board of War for the determina. tion of the severest penalties for his disgraceful conduct. - Final yy in view of the state of th especially in me provines we would here warn all Vicero he always on the alert and diligent i duties, so ax to be always ready. the encroachment of our enemies.
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