The Archive · 1911

The New Governor of Hunan

From Our Own Correspondent

Changsha, Sept. 14, One more link with the last year's riot is broken in the leaving of the Governor who was sent to pat things straight. Like Hamlet of old, Yang Wen-big was not born to put right times that are out of joint.

is action a few month ago on the railway question was, of course, mo distasteful to T. E. Sheng and Tus It is warmised on all bands thet the be practically nominee of there two railway magoater, ip of Hapeh to come here. Hence for the second time in succession the Hapeh Treasurer has been raised to the Honan Goveraor-

"Governor arrived in the Viceroy's yacht the same by which Yang came up last year. The yacht got withia sight of Ubangeba on the croning of the 7th month 14th dey—which was not an anepicions day from the Chinese standpoint. So beyond the booming of gans at the camp a few miles below the city, no farther notice the morning of the feast day (vii. 15) a fine solate was fred by the marsed guard boats. I do not thiok I have ever heard such an almost simaltaneons discharge of many tens of small cannon from Chinese boats before.

The yacht was berthed near the upper west gate at 6.15 a.m. and by 6.30 am. ti governor was on shore. He went at once to his own yameo where the workmen have been pushing on night and day for some weeks. (No work at repairs was commenced for eight months!) Governor Yang has all his period of office lived

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