Dressing up the Judicial System:
The New German Ministe Consolation for Lu Peking, Sept. 24, It is officially announced that the Cabinet to-day decided that the Ministry of Justice should request the Peking Octroi to furnish $2,000 month for expenses connected with the improvement of judicial administration in the metropolitan area.
Tt" was decided that the four Imperial libraries of books. should be reprinted by the Commercial Press' in Shanghai and that 30 copies of each should be printed for the Government under a subsidy.
was also decided to confer posthumous honours upon Mr. Lil Ching-hsi, the former premier, who ied recently and to grant. $5,000 towards his funeral expenses.
Mfr. Cheng Chien, Civil Governor of Kiangsu, will be instructed to perform the necessary rites before the coffin of the ex-premier.
'A mandate to this effect will be issued this evening.
It is understood that on September 26 the German Minister. will call upon Marshal Tuan Chi-jui and present his new credentials. signed by Field Marshal von Hindenburg, the new German President, +Matshal Tuan will hand him written reply and will request him to convey) his congratulations to von Hindenburg.
"it is unofficially stated that General Eu Yung-hsiang will shortly be made a high political adviser to: the Chief Exeeative—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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