sident (1) The request by Chu Ch'i-chien, Minister of Communications, that Cong Chih-kuang and Cho Shu-yuan be appointed secretaries, Chen Ming-chao, Vu Vu, Tsen Kuang-hsiang and Sha Hai-ang be appointed inspectors, is hereby granted accordingly.
(2) Chu Wen-chao is hereby appointed Commissioner of Justice of Chéking, and Shen Chin-ju is hereby appointed Commissioner of Education of Chekiang.
(5) Lien Hsin is hereby appointed Chief Executive Official of Ko-honor; Ma Chi is hereby appointed Brigadier-General of the Sining Military Circuit; and Chang Shih-yin is hereby. appointed Prefect of Bining fu. Sheng Kuei, Deputy Liew-tenant-General of Chakhar, is hereby commanded to vacate his post and come to Peking to wait for another appointment.
(6) Referring to a telegram from Yang Wei, Commander of the Chengtu Garrison, requesting the rescission of a former 1 and permission to remain in his original post, ete.
Yang Wei is hereby permitted to relinquish the present office of Commander of the Chengtu Garrison, and to remain in office solely as Captain-Superintendent of the Chengtu Constabulary.
(7) The Cabinet is in receipt of order from the President as follows:—This time, the suddenness of the deplorable, outbreak at Tungchow has caused alarm among the populace and loss of habitation to the people, for whom the deepest compassion is felt. The Ministry of Finance is hereby ordered to deliver 1,000 shell (a shell is 200 pounds in weight) of granary rice speedily to the Governor of Shuntienfu, who shall start work of relief immediately, so as to show our sympathy with the distressed people.
Peking, Sept.2.
By order of the Provisional Pre-
(1) In pursuance of Article XXX of the Statute, I, the President, hereby promulgate the oficial system of the Ministry of Marine, passed by the National Council, al from
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