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25th Februa (A) Decree cashiering some and remo from office nthers among a number of district magistrates and assistant district magistrates of Kiangsu province in response to a denunciatory memorial of Wei Kuang-vso, Viceroy of the Liangkiang provinces.
(2) Decree cashiering and punishing to the military post roads Chang Ch'un-ta, substative Wrovineial Commander-in- of Hunan, lately commanding the Left Division of the regular troops garrisoning Tsing-kiangsu, for inability in keeping discipnne among his troops, pocketing their pay, and various other corrupt practices. Kuo-sheng, one of the cashiered elficer's suordinates and commanding middle battalion of the said Left Division 1s also ordered to be cashiered for ever for conduct unbecoming an officer.
28th February.
(1) Cashiering and dismissing from office a number of officials of Shantung province denounced by Chou Fu, Gi vernor of same, on the charge of avarice and conduct unbecoming officials of the Crown.
(2) General Hsia Hsin-yn of the, Téngchou Military Circruit of Shantung pro-vice, is appointed Commander-in-Chief of Yunnan province, but is commanded to delay proceeding to his new post until further orders.
28th February.
Li An-tang is appointed Major-General of the military circuit of 'Téngchou, Shantung province, vice General Hsia Hsin-yu_promoted Provincial Commander-in-Cuief Yunnan. Wu Feng-lin is appointed Major-General of the T'ung-yung military cireut, ili Li Antang trans:
29th February. is appointed Acting Tartar in, vice Ch'ang Shun, de-news of the death of Ch'ang Shun, General of Kirin. Is recognition of his past services to the Throne the deceased is. gr: ed the posthumous rank of brevet Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and also the rank of a hereditary noble of the seventa grade. His name is also to be inscribed in the temple of Virtuous and Noble Ministers of the Grown (Hsien Liang-sze) and the funeral expenses of a Tartar Uieeral are also to be given the family of the deceased of ficial. "His official deeds are to be compiled in the Dynastic History and all black marks against his name in tie official records ie to be erased. Permission is also given to the family to convey the coffin of the deceased through the gates of Peking, for burial in the Reservation of his particular Banner Corps, and the officials between Kirin and Peking are hereby commanded to protect the funeral cortege en route. In addition the sum of one thousand taels is to be given for the above-named expenses. Yung Yuan, the son of the deceased, is further hereby given the rank of first-class Secretary of one of the Six Boards of Peking.
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