Peng, the Min gistrate, issues this notification for the information of the people.
'Whereas (it has been found that) the Race Course Ground was purchased by my predecessor, who acted under the orders of the high authorities, and that the same was leased out to. foreigners under a 20 years' lease, for the purpose of; making a Race Course. Vor the leasing of which an agreement had been entered into and made out accordingly, and in which (a clause was inserted stating that) the rent (for the ground) was to be annually paid; beyond this there is nothing further of an (offensive) nature in its midst, as also it does not interfere with gardens, huts or graves, and than estab:
hed (between foreigners and Chinese.)
The doing of all this does not in the least concern you the inhabitants (of the place.)
Tt has, upon enquiry, been brought to my notice that there is a class of Vicious people who hire trumped up false stories spreading unfounded rumours, and have thus deluded the ignorant people and filled their minds with suspicions, whereby disturbance has been created. Such matter, when spoken of, deserves but contempt, therefore it is' proper for me to issue this notification, which I now fully make known to you all. For this I have to inform you, the inhabitants and men of the place, s0 that you must know that the purchase of the iand and the leasing of the same were acts done by the officials furthermore the agreement for the rent and the time of the lease have been clearly made out, and there are no complications amongst it, wherefore, in order that you are not to be misled (by auch vicious 3 1e,) you all must not pay attention to such rimoura, for which you all must not make much ado about nothing (hidden expression of the Min Magistrate,.c., should not believe what the people were saying that the now Futai is coming to seo the (Recreation Ground) for, by believing such you will bring punishment upon yourselves, 0 it is necessary that you shall all peaceably pursue your calling; furthermore it is necessary that every man has to maintain, and keep within, the boundary of his own Iand.
Any person or persons venturing to pur posely act against this, so as to create disturbance, shall, without leniency, be.|Figoronsly dealt with.
it every one obey this and do not act against this purposely issued notification. the mh peas of Kwang-Ssu (14th August Dated the 20th day of the 7th Moon in
15 Translated by G@. Mnvomm,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.