Denny's Dismissal and Korean Affairs Update
The Chinese Times report corrects earlier notes on Mr. O N Denny, stating he was dismissed from the Korean Foreign Office and may vacate his compound with Mrs. Denny. The piece notes Korea's unstable state and questions whether General Le Gendre will return to lead. It also records the April 24 wedding of Rev D L Gifford to Miss Mary E Hayden and April 27 honors for Mons V C de Plancy with a papal decoration after a tiffin at the French Catholic Mission.
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Chinese Times
China
O. N. Denny
Denny
Home Office
Monsieur V. C. de Plancy
Father Coste
Provicar
Korea
Blanc
Pope
Mons. de Plancy
Decree Seeks End to Gentry Abuse in China Officials
The Peking Gazette reports a reform decree targeting provincial gentry abuse in public business and pressure on authorities. It directs suppression of self serving schemes, enjoins impartial governance, and urges governors to set examples for peaceful, orderly rule. It also notes a separate obituary decree for Marquis Tséng Chi tse detailing his career and posthumous honors.
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Peking
China
Board of Civil Office
Marquis Tséng
Tséng Chi-tse
Board of Revenue
Tung Chih
Tsung-li Yaman
Board of Admiralty
Tséng Kuang-lvan
Tséng Kuang-ch‘uan
Board of War
Rumors of Tungchow to Mao Kao rail line emerge
The Chinese Times reports a proposed railway from Tungchow via Shanhai Kwan to Mao Kao Ying near Newchwang with officials Wu Nan Kao and Tso Pao Kwei tasked to survey routes. Influenza spreads in Tientsin and Peking causing business disruption as grain junks struggle to navigate the river. A fire at Taku road strawyard destroys fuel valued around Tls 300. The Worth China Herald notes Westalls leaving Shanghai and other Shanghai news.
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Chinese Times
Tungchow
Shanhai Kwan
Mao
Liu Ming-chuan
Formosa
Board of Admiralty
Marquis Teéng
Tientsin
Peking
Taku Road
Tung
Viceroy’s Hospital
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Far East
Worth China Herald
Shanghai
A. C. Westall
Cricket Club
Race Club
A.D.C
Rowing Club
H.E. Sheng Taoutai
Soochow
Edward Brand
Bayern
Essen
Krupp
China Medical Missionary Association
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. P. Thwing
M.D
Brooklyn
Tien Hou Kung
Hongkew
Ching Ling Foo
Philharmonic Hall
Kiangteen
Gough Island
Pratt
Corporal Bullock
Artillery
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