It was reported in mandarin circles yesterday that Jui Hsing, the Tartar Boneral of Hangchow, who was appointed Acting Governor of Chekiang province the other day -pending the arrival of ELE, Chang Tseng-yang, notified on the wut the retiring Governor H.E. the would be asked to als on the 19th (yesterday), As Governor Nieh Chih-kuei had already, on-a previous occasion, refused to do this until he had received the original. Imperial: decree itself,. which ordered his removal from office, it is uncertain whether his Excellency will comply with the Tartar cecil awaited here with, interest from Hangs reiterated. requests, and nows is bei
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A Check on Mineral Development,:
According to a Peking letter, the Shangpu having. received from Viceroy Chou Fu of Nanking an exhaustive report on the mineral resources of the Liangkiang Viceroyalty (Kisngsu, Kisngsi, and Anhut provinces) has issued instructions to the Viceroys and Governors of other provinces ordering. them to follow Viceroy Chou Fu's example, and also to establish in each province a Department of Mities, which shall without delay make a careful and detailed survey of the mineral deposits of each province, mark out their respective boundaries, and earmark all places in which there may be the least indication of possessing minerals or any kind of thing having any commercial value, After this has been done permission must be obtained from the Department of Mines before any person or persons shall be allowed to develop such deposits. Those Departments, "on the other hand, will be required to send periodical reports tothe Shangpu for record, with maps and general rpmarks on each newly-opened mine or mines that shall come under the Depart-; ment's notice. In this manner it is{ thought that the Imperial Government will be able to know without trouble just how many mineral deposits aro.in the country' and- how they are being developed.
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