A Peking dispatch states that H. ShaolYing, Deputy Vice-President of the Shangpu, who at first was to act as Senior Secretary and Adviser of the Commission going abroad to study foreign methods of government (having been specially applied for from the Shangpu by Duke 'Tsai Tsbh, the Head of the. Commi sion) has' now been promoted to the rank of a full High Commissioner. Shao Ying will then in company with Duke Tsai Tssh, Hsu Shih-chang, Tai Hung-tze and Tuan Fang (the above are named according to their seniority rank) make the fifth member of the Mission with equal powers and privilege to memorialise the Throne whenever necessary, and his name in case of a int memorial by all the High Commis-joners will also be added with theirs. The countries to be visited as at present arranged by the High Commissioners and their respective suites will be England, Japan, the United States, Franco, Germany, Austria - Hungary, Russia, Italy, and Belgium.
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