The Financial Secretary of Kiang-ssu has addressed a circular order to all the district prefects and tax collectors in this province respecting the new dollars coined by the Kiangnan Mint at Nanking. It states that the new dollar is being coined in accordance with a model mould issued from the Chief Mint at Tientein. The dollar weighs 7.2 mace Kuping weight; on one side Likeness of the President and the date; and on the other side, the Chinese characters denoting " One Dollar" in the centre with two bunches of the excellent corn filling de_ UP, the side space. The Secretary orders @ proclamation to be issued assuring the people that this coin wil shortly be put into circulation, and accepted as legal tender in making payment of both Government and private accounte.
General Yang Shan-teh, Commanding the 4th Division of the Army, has handed back the duties of the Shanghai Military Governor to Admiral Tseng; he left for Sungkiang by the 2 p.m. train on Sunday companied to the by Brigade-General Tsang and several officers, and a squad of soldiers served as a guard of honour.
Lecturing on Opium Suppression, Governor Chi Yo-ling, of Nanking, has circularized the following order by telegraph among his subordinates, the prefects of districts, and the deputies for opium suppress sion diplomatic dealings began from the time (1) The various failures in China's
the opium complications arose.
(2) The protracted weakness of the Chinese Government and the Chinese tion, in which suppression of opium must be the firs!
(4) As the peo lo are all responsible for the welfare of their nation, they should essentially be strong in body and robust in health, hence the suppression of opiura cannot be delayed. from
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