The Archive · 1890

Dispute About the

ry in w of the Boards at Moukden, anemedl Wi 1 Ching, who had passed by adept out of his own faanily when a child, Drother called Ty pat who was vied to a wonum named sil who bore hi children, He adopted uncle's child) and had him formally sax his own son, On the death Lun-pu his wife and his stepmother proceeded. lo administer the estate for the benefit of the adopted son, but Wen-chit in needy" irene stances, managed to get possession of some of the property which he realised for 4 each. Aw action was brought against limy for having illegally ada his brother's estate, hut trusting to his official position, he behaved ina contumacious manner in Comt, and in the end he was cashiered and placed upon his trial as an ordinary offender. He was sentenced to receive' 100 blows, under a statute: whi makes the unlawful appropriation of family property punishable at the rate of 20 blows, for each tel so appropriated, He is to be ranted the benefit of the recent amnesty Dut is debarred from ever again entering the public serv 10th October.

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