CHIN " Datny NeWs.") 18th May.
'Yeh Chu-kuei is appointed Admiral of the Kuangtung Provincial Navy, vice Ho Ch'ang-taing removed. 'The post of Major-General of the Wenchow' circuit of Uhé- Kiang province, vacated by the said Admiral Yeh, is hereby given to Jen Yung-tsing.
Note:—Admiral Yeh is a graduate of the Foochow Naval Academy at Pagods Anchorage and in the early seventies studied there under Admiral Sir Richard (then Gap-tain) Tracey, R.N. After graduation Yeh Chu-kuei went to Greenwich and. subsequently served a short time in the British Mediterranean fleat as an honorary sub-lieutenant to complete his practical education, About four years and half ago Admiral Yeh was put in command of the new Peiyang Squadron, from which he was transferred in 1902 to be Major-General of the Wenchow 21st May.
(1) Feng Ch'uan (Manchu), expectant Taotai of Szechuan, is given the rank of a brevet Deputy Military Governor and appointed Assistant. Imperial Resident in Tibet. He is permitted to uso the transport forded by the Imperial mounted courier posts to reach his destination, 2) Kuei Lin, Assistant Imperial Resident in Tibet, prays to be permitted to resign is post on account of ophthalmia, His prayer is hereby granted, Hsing, prefect of Tungch'ang, Sbantung province; Chen Chen-ying, prefect of Fuchow, Kiangsi province, and Lin Chia-14, prefect of Tihua, Chinese Turkestan, are all commanded to resign their posts' and come up to Peking for special audience.
22nd May. of Fuchoufu, Kiangal provine.
(1) Wang Nai-cheng is appointed prefect Note:—Wang Nai-cheng has been lately freely denouncing a number of high Ministers of State in his capacity of a Censor, and this is one of the methods of the Matro-Politan officials in putting away an obnoxious Censor or Hanlin who has been making himself disagreeable to them.—Translator.
(2) Although there have been copious rains this spring, the price of grain still keeps its abnormally high mark, while the various kinds of marketable goods continue to demand high prices. An investigation reveals to us the fact that this has been' due to the war now in progress in the' eastern portion of our domains which, coupled with the numerous rumours flying about, has compelled merchants to hesitate in embarking in business thereby causing a block in the free transportation of goods and cargoes. This is a matter affecting greatly' the welfare of trade and of our subjects. Be it known therefore that the Imperial Government is at peace with all nations and. our relations with them are both friendly and cordial. When the war between Japan and Russia began we at once. declared our neutrality in the contest and we have continued strictly "neutral ever since. In consequence of this there is
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