Liu K'un-yi, Viceroy of the Liang Kiang provinces and Generalissimo of the Imperial armies at Shavhaikuan and North Kinchou, has arrived from Tientsin and was granted an audience by his Majesty this morning in the Grand Council Chamber.
3rd January.
IMPERIAL DECREES, (1) In the package of memorials received this morning from Ch'en Pao-chen, Governor of Hunan, the usual memorial asking after the Imperial healths of Their Majestivs the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and Empress, was absent, which is a grave dere-fiction of etiquette. In punishment thereof let Chen Pao-chen be handed to the Board of civil App-lutments for the determination of an appropriate penalty.
(2) Chou Fang-ming is appointed Bri-madier-General of the Havyang Circuit of Hupeh.
(3)-Pin Ju is appointed prefect of Chéengchou, Hunan.
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