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The Minister in China (Schurman) to the Secretary of State

8. Presidential mandate January 4th, appoints General Chang Shao-tseng Prime Minister. This appointment was ratified by Parliament December 29th. Following are appointed Acting Ministers: Foreign Affairs, Alfred Sze; Interior, Kao Ling-wei; Finance, Liu En-yuan; Navy, Li Ting-hsin; Justice, C. T. Wang; Education, Peng Yung-I; Agriculture and Commerce, Li Keng-yuan; Communication[s], Wu Yu-lin; Prime Minister concurrently appointed Acting Minister of War.

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