(1) Wang Wen-chin is hereby transferred to the Junior Vice-Pr-sidency of the Board of Civil Appointments vice Wang Ming-luan cashiered and dismissed for ever, and is also to act ad interim as Junior Vice-President of the Board of Puvishments. Hsii Shu-min is hereby transferred to be Junior Vice-P1 lent of the Board of War and Wa ting-fen is appointed Senior Vice-President of the same Board.
(2) Kang Yi is transferred to be Junior Vice-President of the Bosrd of Revenue vice Chang Lin cashiered and dismissed for ever, with control over the cash mints of Peking und elsewhere, and Ptu Shan is appointed tu fill the vacancy made by Kang Yi as Senivr Vice-President of the Board of Rites, K'un Hsia is appointed Junior Vice-President of the same Board.
Note:—The first edict refers to Chinese Vice-Presidents and the second edict to Manchu or Banner Vice-Presidents, This is unusual, as the sovereigns of the dynasty naturally seek on every cession to put their own countrymen be fore the Chinese even.in such insignificant affairs as the priority of the issuing of (3) Kang Yi is furthermore appointed Chief Reviser of the Dynastic laws depart-arent of tie State Historivgrapher's Ottice, (4) Ch'ung Ustin is appointed Chief Reviser in the same respect in the Office of the Collected Institutes of the Dynasty.
(6), Liu Kuei-yo is appointed prefect of Chingchowfu, Fukien.
(6) Feng-chin-cheng-ngéh is. appointed Manchu Brigade General of the Lactai garrison of Ninghsia, Kansu.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.