Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-30 | Page 1 | Chinese Prefect is Executed

CHINESE PREFECT IS EXECUTED I (Correspondence of the Associated Press ) Peking, Oct. 27 Wang Chl-Hslng. the ox-prefcct of Shun Tien Fu, the metropolitan district in which Peking Is situated, has been executed by-shooting by-shooting because of bribery and corruptionfor cor-ruptionfor selling offices under him and accepting "squeeze " Wang Chih-Hsing held the military rank of lieutenant general. The case has caused great excitement in political po-litical circles in China, especially because be-cause General Wang was a personal rrtend of Yuan Shi Kai. It is reported report-ed that the president sent an emissary emis-sary to the family of the general Informing In-forming them of his regret at having to fulfill the law In order to stamp out corruption, and of his intention to provide for the maintenance oi me family. Many minor officials also have lost their lives because of dishonesty and ..plum smokers continue to die at the Innds of the soldiers. The governor of the important province of KansU , been dismissed from office because be-cause he did not believe In the sincerity sin-cerity ol the president, when, recently, orders were issued that the time-honored time-honored custom of sending rich gifts to the emperor on the anniversary of his birthday was not to be followed m the cao of tbo president.