Nanking, Aug. 10.
General Yon Hsi-shan has tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Shansi Provincial Government.
a telegram to the State Cou il yesterday, General Yen gives as his venson. the fact that he is Aividing his time between Peking and the Capital due to his various feoncurrent posts and therefore has not been able to remain in Taiyuan for any length of time to enable him properly to attend to the administration of Shansi.
He-urges that a competent official be appointed by the State Council who can devote his time exclusively tw the provincial administration of the "model province."
More Rumours of Going Abroad Aug. 11, By an order of, the State Councit issued last night, General Yen shan, member and concurrently Chairman of the Shansi Provincial Governntent Committee, was relieved of both his substantive and coneurcompliance with his General Shang Chen, member and concurrently Chairman of the Hopei '(Ohinti) Provincial Government, was at the same time, appointed General Yen's successor. 'The vacancy on the Hopei "Provincial Government' eft, vacant by General Shang' will filled by General Hsu Wong-chang, transferred from his post as Ghairman of the Suiyuan Provincial Government, It is stated in well-informed cir-dies that General Yen witl take this opportunity for a well-earned -va-
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