The Archive · 1905

The Shifting of Officials

There has certainly been a topsy-tury change of officials in our Chou in the past fey months, The first to be moved was the military official who had boon here scarcely a year, and then came the change of the Chen, who too had boun here little over a year. The Fu from Paoching was the nawly-appointed Chen and came only a fow days ago to take over the seals of offic, He hail been in possession a single day when word was received that the Governor wanted him.in Changsha in two weeks to become the Fu pfiicial there. One of the Hsien officials at Héngchou is the new official here and is expected in a fow days.

It seers to be popular in Southern Hunan to have new officials this summer. Your correspondent has not long since returned from a trip to Kneiyangchou, Kiahuo, Lansan, and Linwu, and in two of the cities there has been a change ince his Inst trip. In April a had been located in Hsinning, when he was there on an itinerating trip.

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