It is reported in a native paper that the Central Government has in view the promotion of H.E. Governor Yang Shih-hsiang, of Shantung, either to the Viceroyship of Chibli, or of Szechuan. In view of the fact that Viceroy-designate Chao Erhsén, of Szechuan, is expected in Shanghai shortly on his way to Chengtu, and that Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai is not expected to in in Peking, we do not see how the native paper can reconcile these two facts with its assertion.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.