The Archive · 1910

News from East Asia

Peking, November 21. in high offices are expected to take place within the next fow days. It is assumed that successors will shortly be appointed to both Viceroy Chen Kaei-long and Viceroy Chang Jen-chun, Chen Kuei-lung will probably be transferred from Tientain to Peking, and will be succeeded in the Viceroyalty by Feng Shan, Tartar-General of Hapeh, who was until months ago in command of the first and sixth divisions in Peking; while Chang Jen-chun's successor is supposed to be Tieh Liang, the Tartar-General of Nanking and late President of the Ministry of War.

November 22, The National Assembly passed in a stormy meeting a recolution to lay before the Prince Regent a memori was caused by rome Imper edicts, which have been issued with regard to qneetions of the Salt Gabelle in Yi ought to have been referred back to it, while the Grand Council is of the opinion that the Avsembly has nothing whatever to do wish them; it was its daty to refer the decrees to the Ministry of the Interior and to the Salt Office. "The opposition of the Grand Council and the Assembly, which seemed to be overcome " few daya 9g0, is thereby again intensified, It Original f

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