In reference to a memorial from Chou Hsueh-hsi, Minister of Finance and Director-General of the Salt Bureau, stating thet as the abundant production of rock-salt in COhibli, Honan and Shantung has a prejudicial effect upon the salt revenue of the country, the district officials should be ordered to cowas to obey orders. The way in which he has acted in aiding the rebels violated all laws, and he prived of his military office and cashiered of both his military and hereditary ranks. Let the army at the front arrest and execute him before the troops at once, according to martial law. There are still operate in suppressing illicit production of salt, ete.
Bince the salt revenue constitutes a large item of income to the Government, the prevention of smuggling or producing salt in an illegal way should be strictly enforced, in order to protect our revenue. Let the Chiangchiins and Governors of Chibli, Honan and Shantung - instruct the commanders and prefects of districts in which salt is produced to discover and suppress all illicit producing and trading in salt ce-operating with each other re-\d gardies of boundary. At the same time, they should emulate the practice of Chibli in the old days when the people in that province were led and encouraged by the officials to tackle problems in connexion with the reclamation of waste lands and the development of industrial works.
Mew Open Port at Chinhsien, In response to a memorial from Tuan Chi-kuei, Chiangchiin and Acting Governor of Fengtien, his request to make the district of Chinhsien a self-opened commercial Port is granted. The General marks that as Chinhsien is situated about midway on the Shan Fengtien railway line, with i coll da large and flourishing ie conditions, a' very
population, it is eminently fitted te become an open port.
The Waichiaopu, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce are ordered to consult with the said Acting Governor as regards the appointment of @ special official to inspect and develop the port carefully.
Rebel Leader Cashiored, In reference to several telegrams from Chen Yi, Chiangchiin of Szechuan, reporting that an intimacy has existed from of old between General Liu Tsung-hou, a division commander in Szechuan, and Tsai Ao; that when Liu Tsung-hou was despatched with one brigade of troops to defend Yungning, he dared to coerce and deceive his officers and men by admitting the Yunnan rebels and enrolling, in secret, the Szechuan bandits, the two aggregating over 10,000 men, after which he invested Luchow} and that @ strong attack by Go) ernment troops routed and dispel: ed his forces; and requesting that the said Division Commander be cashiered and punished, ete.
Liu Tsung-hou, being a sold ought to know that Kis first duty officers and men in the said Division that have remained loyal and refused to follow him; and regarding these, Chen Yi shall make inquiries and convey a message of our appreciation to them for the encouragement of the faithful.
Peking, Feb." 13.
Issued through the Chengshiteng:
The Kiangsu Police.
Wang Kuei-ling, (Chief of the Constabulary Court in the Capital by City of Kiangsu, is hereby endued with the rank of Director of the Constabulary Bureau for the Province of Kiangsu.
Peking, Feb. 15. through the Cheng-
The Grand Order of Merit is hereby conferred upon Poktu Oheputsungtanpa Hutuktu Khan
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