Yen Ching-ming, who was lately relieved of his duties as Grand Secretary and Direc-for of the Board of Revenue, has been accorded permission to return to his home for the purpose of recruiting his health and has been provided with post horses and other means of conveyance at the public expense. The Emperor speaks in terms of high praise of his faithful service to the State, and commands him to return to Peking for audience immediately he is restored to health.
Ching Hsin is transferred as Junior Vice President to the Board of Civil Ottice; Hsii Ch'ang is appointed resident of the of Hevenue with control of the Coinage department; Wen Hsing is gazetted Senior Vice-President of the Board of Ceremonies; and Pao Ch'ang receives the Junior Vice-Presidency of the same department.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.