'A romoar is current in the Capital to the effect that Prince Tsai Chen, son and heir of Prince Ching, will be appointed President of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, rice H. E. Chen Pih who will be transferred to the: Ministry of Commerce. Tt be remembered that Prince Tsai Chen resigned the Presidency of the Ministry of Commerce about s year ago on being denounced by Censor Chao Chi-lin, although the latter was cashiered. His Highness has since remained in private life.
FLOODS IN SHANTUNG, 'A. message from Tainan, capital of Shantang, says that, erning to the abnormal rains of the past weeks, the Hungshan colliery is flooded, and that about thirty miners lost their lives.
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