Peking, Jan. 28.
By order of the President:—
Awsotuer IxpepeNpENce CaNCELLED-
A memorial from Chang fse-lin, Inspector-General of the. Three Eastern Provinces (i.e., Manchuria), and Sun Lich-cheng, Tuchun of Heilungkiang, reports the receipt of a despatch from Kuei Fu, temporarily officiating 2s Deputy Tutung of Hulunpere, in which he submits the following petition 1 find that inasmuch as Hulunpere had formerly always been wholly incorporated as dri integral part of the Chinese territory under the control of the Province of Heilungkiang; and considering that, ever since its conversion into the status of what is designated as special territory, its political administration has not effected any improvement, it becomes obvious that unless everything is placed under the direction of the Central Government, the ideal of peaceful development can never be reached. Many conferences have been held by the chief stewards, deputy stewards, the Senior Civil Controller and the Junior Civil Controller, and assistant officials of the whole Banner, as a result of which an opinion has been unanimously declared that the abolition of (the title of) Special Territory and the cancellation of the Sino-Russian Convention will be the right and proper step to take for consoli tion of everlasting peace. There: upon, they nominated Cheng Teh, Senior Civil Controller, Pakipati, Junior Civil Controller, Yung An, Chief Steward of the Left Wing of Sulun and Lin Shen,—Chief Steward of the Right Wing of Sulun, as a deputation for the whole Banner to petition me to telegraph the Central Government for sanction to the abrogation of Hulunpere as a special territory, creatter they will obey the decision of the Central Government in all questions concerning their political administration. The Hulunpere Convention was concluded between China and Russia in the Fourth Year of the Republic because of its being a special territory. Now that they wi voluntarily to abrogate the (design nation of) special ferriter; the said Convention should of course become null and void, and I request that it be cancelled simultaneously. Kindly give this petition your consideration and forward it, ete We have read the petition which, r. is couched in earnest and sincere tones, showing a heer sense of their great duty. We shall condescend to sanction their request in accordance with the popular desire. As regards all matters of reorganization, let the said Inspector-General and Tue consult the Ministers and yamens concerned. and devise proper schemes conformity with the
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