Tsinanfu, July 2.
On June 25, there was received a Presidential Mandate calling the Civil Governor, Mr. Ch'u Ying-kuang, to Peking and appointing Mr. Ch'i Yao-shan, till recently Civil Governor of Shantung. This change has arisen from the Provincial Assembly's impeachment. of the Civil Governor last May. The Military Governor's telegram—in favour of the retention of Mr. Ch'u in Tsinanfu has already appeared in your columns. Similar telegrams have been sent by General Ma Liang and the Chambers of Conference at Tsinanfu. On the her hand members of the Pro-1 Assembly have gone to Mr, Ch'i Yao-shan urging him to take up his appointment without delay, while a telegram is quoted in one of the local newspapers which declares that if Mr. Ch'i is appointed to Tsinanfu the il Administration falls out of the frying pan into the fire. While it is obvious that foreigners cannot form a judgement on the matter, it is only fair to say that foreigners who have made the acquaintance of Mr: Ch'u Ying-kuang recognize him as a man of high ability.
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