A telegram has been circulated throughout the nation by Vice-President Li Yuan-hung, informing the officials that the naval forces in Hupeh in the Yangtze River and on the waters under the jurisdiction of the two prefectures of Chinchou and Siangyang, have all been con-missioned for service as water police, and their control has been transferred from the military authorities to the Chief Civil Administrator of Hupeh. As this step serves the double purpose of minimizing the preponderance of the Military Governor's power and creating an efficient service of river police, it is to be hoped that other provincial Tutubs will not be slow in emulating the worthy example set by General Li Yuan-hung.
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