Peking, Dec. 28.
By order of the President (1) The Ministry of Education reports that Wu Hsing, member of the gentry in the district of Shanghai in Kiangsu, has contributed funds for the development of learning and requests the bestowal of some special distinction, according to custom, etc.
The said member of the gentry is truly very publiospirited and has benefited the cause of education appreciably in establishing a school for girls, contributing property valued at over $90,000 to that school, and transferri title to that school to the District. He is hereby given the Chiaho Decoration of the 3rd class and a tablet of eulogy. Further, he is given the Ohiaho Decoration of the ist class} as a mark of our special appreciation and an incentive for others to follow his example.
(2) The Tsanchengyuan, acting in the capacity of the Lifayuan, after having been in session for four months has its session prolonged for two months. As the term of its sitting is now expired, I, the President, hereby declare the House closed, in accordance with the provision made in Article of the Provisional Constitution.
(3) In reference to @ memorial from Tuan Shu-yun,, reporting the result of his investigation into the case in which Wen T'ing-hsiang, Manager of the Branch Mint in Hupeh, was denounced by a Censor for having practised corruption and thereby damaged the currency system, ete.
Although the said manager found to have committed not all the offences for which he was denounced, he has not been strictly honest and careful in doing his duties as becomes manager of " Mint. Moreover, he not submitted any previous report with regard to the decrease in the standard weight of the copper coi and the minting of silver coins for his own account, though the profit derived from both items was credited to the Government. His action was not quite in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Mint. Wen Ting-hsiang is hereby referred to the High Civil Officials' Penalty Commission for a penalty. Let the Ministry of Finance take note of this.
Peking, Dec. 29.
By order of the President (1) The Amended Presidential Election Law, passed by the Constitutional Conference, is hereby pro
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