Peking, March 6.
By order of the President Lu ig and Yuan Tai are hereby appointed Major-Generals in the Army.
Upon recommendation by Tiso-yuan, Governor of Shensi, forwarded by the Ministry of Interior, Chen Lich is hereby appointed Chief of the Constabulary in Sian. importance of the works of re-Some time ago, Ther ae Norte Antuir Npt Rose: chung was appointed Director-General of relief measures of the whole province. As the Governor of the province should be held equally responsible, Han -Kuo-chun is hereby appointed Associate Director of Relief Measures for North Anhui.
(2) The regulation governing the application of Chapter I the Election Law of the Lifayuan (House of Legislature), setting forth the qualifications of the voters and persons eligible for election, is hereby promulgated.
(3) The regulation governing the application of Chapter IV of the Election Law of the Lifayuan, with respect to the registration of names of voters and of persons eligible for election, is hereby promulgated.
(4) The rules and regulations governing the duties of the Election Qualification Investigating Committee, are hereby promulgated.
(5) The Order regulating the administration of expenditure in connexion with the election of members for the Lifayuan, is. hereby promulgated.
Peking, March 12.
By order of the President (1.) In response to a verbal request some time from Chou Taze-chi, Minister of Finance, that superfluous officials be discharged in view of the deficit in the Budget, etc., an order was issued instructing all the Ministries to consider and sug-_ of the Department of Mines in the Ministry of Agriculture and Com. merce. The official system for the yamen of the mining supervisor is hereby abrogated. There may be many other offices like this; lot the Ministries concerned take pains to consider what steps should be taken, They must refuse to be influenced in favour of their subordinates to the detriment of the national welfare. Able and competent men need entertain no fear that they will have no way to render sorvice to the nation.
(2.) The Law governing the formation of the Citizens' Assembly or House of Representatives, passed by the Constitutional Conference, is hereby promulgated.
Peking, March 13.
By order of the President:
(1) The request by the Waichiaopu that Tsen Tsung-shien be appointed acting Consul-General in Australia, Ow-Yang Keng Acting—Consul-General in Java, Hu ontal Acting Consul in Nagasaki, Chia Wen-yen Acting Consul in Rangoon, and Vu You-'an Acting Consul in Patung, is hereby granted.
(2) In reference to_a despatch from the Provisional Constitutional Conference, stating that having concluded the discussions it is decided to close the Conference on March 18, ete, Since the establishment of the Provisional Constitutional Conference, it has passed, added to, and amended the Provisional Constitution and other important laws subordinate to the Provisional Constitution, all of which have been duly promulgated by me, the President. The general principles of the fundamental law of the nation are now complete. Henceforth we may have some precepts to follow. The members of the Provisional Constitutional Conference have taken great pains in creating a law in acoordance with the present requirements of this country while not losing sight of the general tendency obtaining in other countries. The people of the whole nation will reap much benefit from their work.
As our nation is newly imaugurated, there are thousands of contructive duties to attend to. Progress
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