THE EDICT OF 1906.
The edict of May 9, 1906, declared that "Tieh-Liang, President of the Board of Revenue, is hereby appointed Superintendent ; of- . Customs . affairs. Tong-Shao-Yi, junior Vice-President of the Board of Foreign Affairs,' is appointed Associate Minister of Customs affftirs." The edict further declared that all Chinese and foreigners employed in the) Chinese Customs should be under their control. ... .■■
English press-correspondents in China argued that the .powers .of the .Inspec-tor-General were thus seriously curtailed ; and. some of them further doubted whether Sir Robert' Bredon wae , a strong enough man to succeed his brother-in-law, Sir Robert Hart..'.Sir Robert Bredon, a native of Ireland, is 64 years of age, and has been in the Chinese Customs service almost.. continuously since: 1873. . Even'at the 74, Sir ißobert Hart is credited with a desire to return to his old post. ,".:'... \
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 798, 22 April 1910, Page 7
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138THE EDICT OF 1906. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 798, 22 April 1910, Page 7
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