(Translated from the Chinese Press.)
Governor Chen' Chao-ch'ang has requested that the Police Indendant should act in his place.
The Grand Council, the Ministry of Finance and the Navy Means and Ways Department fixed on the amount of the Navy Fond at " recent Imperial meeting in Council, and they have asked for the approval of the Throne.
The Ministry of Civil Appointments has decided that judicial officials should not be promoted or transferred to. posts HE. Ting Chieh, President of the Ministry of Justice. is in disagreement with the two Vice-Presidents, he {Personally requested to be transferred to ® provincial appointment, but the Prince Regent has not granted the application, Admiral Sah Chen-ping will shortly leave Peking to inspect " port in Shan-a His yw to its transformation station.
The people and gentry in Szechuan have addressed a joint telegram to the Government, accusing Viceroy Chao Erh-hsun of misgovernment, and it is reported that deputies will be appointed to investigate the charges.
The Censors in Peking have propos-jed again jointly to impeach the Vice-Nanking and Hankow and the ors of Anhui and Kiang The Government intends, in order to the judicial system in that eonatry.
Both the President and Vice-President of the Censorate have memorialized the Throne praying for ex-Censor Chiang Chuo-lin's reinstatement and saying that ex-Censor Chiang Chol has been Known for right: to the Viceroy at Tientsin that the proposed railway from the Kaomi to Yiehou, in Shantang, will be abandoned in favour of the Chefoo-Weihsien line.
The Ministry of Agricnltare, Indnetry and Commerce intends to appoint sornd Chinese residents in foreign reed in commerce Tt also déniren uniformity, to change the Provincial Tressarers and Jadges in all provinces into Financial and Jadicial Commissioners.
A report says that Grand Councillor In Ch'nan-lin has not recovered from his illness and has applied for an extension of his leave.
Ta view of the commercial growth in Tiebling, Mukden, the gentry snd people in that district intend to petition to raise capital to paper mill in Peking or Tientsi Prince Tesi Tao and hi ite, who are going abroad on a mi ion, will adopt military uniform.
Thotai Tou Yi-chun was lately ordered to inspect the dockyard at Taki, and it is stated that estimaten willie made for repair as ordered
Ex-Censor Chiang Chen-lin has the Navy Department Viceroy Hei jing to ask Imperial recei tee in the Cen-permission to convert it into a Prefecture.
The Ministry of War has asked permission of the Throne to dispatch General Feng Shan to Tibet to inspect military schools.
Prince Yi Long favours converting the light Banner Corps into light jong of trp.
Department has urged the Miniatey of Fizence to. inure it Tle 4,000,000 to meet argent outlays.
Prince Teal Tao has decided to leave Peking on the 20th instant and will not pass Shanghai en route.
The Italian Minister in Peking will return home and the Secretary of Legation will act as Charge d'affaires. hip in the Senate, Tt is stated that, deposits in the Tai Ching Government Bank have reached over Tls. 20,000,000.
As the United States has proposed to hold an International Conference for the improvement of prisons in the autumn the Ministry of Justice hax appointed Messrs. Hei Hsiao and Hech Shih-ying as delegates.
A telegraphic decree has been sent to the Assistant Resident in Tibet, Wen Ching-yao, ordering him to repair to Srechnan and await his penalty.
Both the Censorate and the Cheng their Member for the ca Tt is stated that at the earnest oaee has reported himself for duty, request of the Prince Regent, Prince
bat he has not actually attended to his work.
"he Yuch'nanpa proposes to consult with the Ministry of Agricaltare, Industry and Commerce in regard to defining the responsibility and powers of the Intendants of Industry in studying the conditions of railway, wvigation, postal and telegraph services.
As HE. Wa Lo-cheng, Com sioner of Frontier Defences in Kirin, has been detached to accompany Prince Teal Tao on his mission abroad, President Jung (hing has strongly recommended ex-Judge Liang Ting-fen for the Senior Deputy Vice-Presidency of that Ministry.
The Hupeh high authorities have decided to send the famine refugees in that province to Manchari The Viceroy of Yunnan has telegraphed to resign his post on account of illness and the Government intends the Gorernor of Hunan to take his place.
It is reported that the Shang! Taotai has been invested with the Brevet Band of Anti-Opiam Commissioner. fro
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