The Archive · 1902

Departure of the Governor

Governor Tsen leaves here to-morrow for Peking. He has been a zealous and upright Governor, free from partiality and from avarice. He does not carry with him the affection of many of the shansi people, who sigh for Vii Hsien to return, but. those who know sre aware that Shansi has seldom been ruled by a better or abler man. O si sic omwex! What will Shansi be under the new Governor? Tt is a matter of grave anxiety. There are many waiting their opportunity to do mischief, and if there be any relaxation or return to the all ways, there will be trouble in many places, and aansi will slip back again into the mire from which it is beginning to emerge.

Verb. sat Sap.

Every now and again letters addressed. here are sent by the British Post Office to i. It does not matter that they are ents d "vit Paoting-fu," and " North China Shasi is 80, mutch more important than Shansi, that of course that place is intended,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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