CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910 — Page 271

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AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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[August 18.]

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SECTION 5.

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[30037]

Reg 28 OCT 10

No. 1-

Mr. Mar Müller to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received August 18.)

(No. 143.) (Telegraphic.) P.

Peking, August 18, 1910. THE following significant changes have been made in the Central Government, and denote, it is hoped, the intention to return to a more enlightened and progressive policy *

Hsu Shib Chang, until now President of the Yu Chuan Pu, and Prince Yu Lang, an intelligent man of liberal ideas, have been appointed to the Grand Council in the place of two officials of little importance named Shih Hsu and Wu Yu Sheng. Tong Shao Yi has received the post of Acting President of the Board of Com- munications.

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