March 9tb.—(1) A Decree. It has hither-obligatory on Members of the Hau-Bauners to recite their lit li, or official record, in Manchu om presentation to the Throne, but Lieutenant Hei Yii p'u who was this day presented by the Board of War, simply recited his official record in Chinese, which was highly improper. The H. have been enrolled in the Man-chu Registers for generations, and proper that they should age of tie State. Hereafter officers of this class when presented at Court will be obliged to conform to established rule and recite their official record in the Manchu language, any future neglect of this order involving severe (2) A Decree consenting to a strong apen! from the Board of War that the See of the Chih Pao Ch'u, or Council rigers' Office, shall be permitted, curlier proposed by the Board, to hai their names submitted once in Uiree years for reward in the shape of advancement in the public service, his privilege is accorded to the Secretaries of the department in question in view of the speci to be quoted as a precedent for similar applications from other departments.
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