The Archive · 1905

Defending a Brother

OFFICER, To the Editor of the 10th July. abolished province of Kiangbuai, to assist Uliasut'ai, northwestern Mongolia, who is now in Peking, is commanded to do duty in the Capital. His post in Uliasut'ai is hereby given to Ma Liang, Tartar General of Ili, Northern Chinese Turkestan.

(2) Ch'ang Keng is appointed Tartar General of Ili vice Ma Liang transferred Note:—Ch'ang Keng was a few years ago Tartar General of Kirin and was reinered from that post on account of avaricious attempts at imposing burdensome taxes on the merchants and traders of that rich province—Translator, 1th July, Decree cashiering some and dismissing from office others among a large number of officials of Fukien province in response to a denunciatory memorial from Ch'ung Shan, the Acting Viceroy of the

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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