In_a second decree on the same subject the Empress again expresses her extreme satisfaction with the results of the review, and directs the Imperial Clan Court to decide upon a fitting reward for Prince Chiing, the second in command. The Board of Admiralty are also to confer rewards on Te Fu, Cha-la-feng-a, Hsi Ching and other officers of the same force, while Her Majesty has allotted a sum of Tls. 5,000 to be distributed amongst the soldiers as a mark of her appreciation of their conduct and an encouragement to future exertions, MOVEMENTS OP HIGH OFFICIALS IN SHANSI, Kang-yi, the Governor of Shansi, was recently transferred to the Governorship of Kiangsu, the Governor of the latter province, Wei Yung-kuang, replacing him in Shansi, Kang-yi now proposes to come to peking for audience, without awaiting the arrival of his successor who has obtained leave of absence, and asks permission to hand over charge to the Lieutenant-Governor Yii Shan,—Sanctioned by Rescript, 8th May.
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