A private telegram from Tientsin states that T'ang Taotai, one of the returned American students, who had been energetically supplementing the reforms set foot, in Shantung by H.E. Viceroy (then Governor) Yuan 5, concerning yshom, also, our correspondent at Chinan has repeatedly spoken very highly, has been agpoiuted by the above-named Viceroy Yuan, Acting Customs Taotai of Tientsin. Tang Taotai is generally known amongst foreigners in the North as Mr.
Y. Tong, one of the managers of the North-China Railways a couple of years ago.
Rumoured Reward for
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