Extensive repairs are about to be undertaken on the mausoleum at the Eastern Tombs intended for the Empress-Dowager which was erected during the last reign, The roof has fallen into decay, surveys of the work have been ordered, several high functionaries have twice visited the tomb and the execution of the work is about to be undertaken. It was expected that an edict ordering the commencing of the construction of the Emperor's mausoleum would have appeared on the first of this Chinese year (13th February). The amount of money which is allowed by law for the building of these tombs is one million taels for that of the Emperor' and half that amount for his principal consort,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.