pecially iwanslated for the North-China Daily News." January 23.
Decree granting Chang Tseng-yang, Governor-designate of Shansi province, permission to resign his appointment, owing to chronic ailments.
January 24.
(1) Decree in response to denuncistory memorial of Pao Fen, Acting Governor of Shansi province, cashiering and dismissing from the public service) a number of civil and military officials on the charge of incompetency and various misdemeanours.
(2) Pao Fen is appointed Governor, CHINESE. asta: lof Shansi vice Chang Tseng-yang' re-
To the Editor of the "Norru-Cuixa Dary News."
(3) Ting Pao-chuan, Provincial Judge of Shansi, is promoted Provincial Treasurer of the same and his former post is given to Chih Sua, Str,—It has been asserted more than once by writers in the " North-China January 27. Daily Newa" that the tendency of the Decree cashiering some and dis-ralers of China, at the present day, is missing others from amongst a number to allot an increasingly large number of of incapable district magistrates of public posts to the dominant race. In preen of acquiring an altogether dis-other words that Bannermen are in Jui Liang, Governor of that province. Kiangsi, in response to a memorial from
ote," together with an undesirable lanate share in the " sweets of
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