Specially translated for the North-China Daily News."
March 12.
(1) Ch'a Ch'un-hua is appointed Brigade-General of Aksu, Chinese Turkestan.
(2) Decree deprecating the procrastination of which judges and magistrates both in Peking and in the provinces have been guilty in dealing with and settling law suits brought before them to the detriment of unfortunate litigants and the delay of justice. A warning is, therefore, now issued to the officials concerned that should any complaints be presented hereafter to the Throne on the subject, the Ministers. and Viceroys and Governors responsible will be punished for neglect of duty.
March 13, (1) As Shao Ying, Senior Vice-President of the Ministry of Finance, has been appointed one of the commissioners to investigate the civil adminis tration of Mongolia, his post is tempo-tarily given to Jui Feng.
(2) Decree stating that the General Commandant and the Senior and Junior Lieutenant-Generals of the Peking Gendarmerie shall receive full pay as usual.
March 14.
(1) Chaang K'éng-liang is appointed Provincial Treasurer of Hunan.
(2) Lu Chung-chi and Chen Kuei-ling (brother of Chen Kuei-lung) are appointed Provincial Judges of Hunan and Kinngsi respectively.
(3) Yang Wen-ting and Chang Vu are appointed Provincial Judges of Hupeh and Kueichoa respectively. March 15.
Pao Min, Sun Shao-yang, Ya Jui and Wu Chin-hsin are appointed Senior Deputy Vice-President, Junior Deputy Vice-President, Senior Coun-oiller and Junior Councillor, respectively, of the Ministry of Civil Appointments.
March 16.
M. the Emperor will personally sacrifice at the Altar of Agricul-tare on the 14th day of the 3rd moon (April 14).
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.