"NORTH-CHINA DAILY NEWS,"
7th June.
Chu En-fo is appointed Taotai of the Ch'ang-Chen-T'ung-Hai Intendancy of _province (Chinkiang Taotai-ship), and Yang Hong Intendant of th (1) The vacant post of protect of Foochow being an important one the Viceroy, of Fukien is commanded to select from amonget all the substanti prefeote of that province the man best fitted for such post, and let Lai Hein ead Viceroy's choice. be given the prefecture vacated by the
(2) Lo Chen-chun is appointed pre-feot of Tientsin, province of Chibli.
(3) We have received " memorial from Ch'ung Shan, Acting Viceroy of the Min-Ch8 provinces, in which he reports thatthe post of pretect of Foochow has become vacant by the death of its present incumbent and asks that special edict be issued appointing La Hui-ying, an expectant prefect and sub-prefect of Foochow, to the vacancy. The rule heretofore whenever the senior prefectship of a province, the capital of a province, becomes vacant is for the Viceroy or Governor of the province concerned to report the matter to the Throne with a request that some one may be appointed by us to the pos. We, however, knowing thit a Senior prefectship of a province is always one of importance r capable man to fill it, ha ordered our Vi to select one from amongst all the arbi Stantive prefects of the province con corned to fill such vacancy—which is clear proof of the gravity with which we view'an important post of such a nature. The said Acting Viceroy has however had the presumption, against all precedent, to recommend a protege of hia own to the senior prefectahip of Fukien province, namely, of Foocho instead of asking the Throne to appoint The Acting Viceroy of Min-Chi Ch'ang Shan has been guilty of a broad! of the regulations and be handed over to the Bos mination of an adequate penalty.
10th June.
Chun Chang is granted the brevet button of Military Lieutenant Gov and is appointed Commandant of Ch'ahar, Province of Ili, 11th June.
(1) Chiao Shu-tai is appointed Sevior Deputy Vice-President of the Mi ry of Education (HsGehpu), and Li Chia-cha is appointed Junior Deputy Vice-President of the same Mi Meng Ch'ing-yang is appointed Councillor of the Hedebpu, and Liv Hoo-sheng is appointed Juvior Coun-iller. Hei Fang pointed director of the Imperis! Academy (Kuo chien) in connection with the day from Ku Yuan, a Censor, in which he aske on behalf of Tein Ch'un-hsuan, roy of the Two Kuang provinces, permission for that Viceroy to resign hia post owing to the serious nature of hia maladies. Now, we claim the Royal prerogative of employing the services of any of our subjects seems best to us. The said Con-for has therefor yhen putting for-ich cannot be permitted.
We, hereby, command Yuan to return to duty in the yamen, to which he was formerly attached (prior to his promotion as a Censor) as punishment for his audacious conduct, Aw Exmortation, ived a Rescript from ty the Dowager yn, ete., in which her Majesty states that the "dificult times under which the Empire has been Intely passing, in which our people are also suffering from various causes, have The enormous sums that must be inderonity and th of providing funds for the prosecution of important reforms throughout the country create burdens which only force of circumstances have compelled us to impofo, although we know that added burdens already heary enough, have to be imposed upon our subjects to attain the objects in view. Than gain there have been the the foo is in Hunan and Kiangsi, caus-faffer from iam the. lack ing the people of those provinces to
of rain near Peking, has caused poor harvesting in the wheat! crops, thereby forcing up the price for grain to
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