Second Captain of the Tribute Rice Guards, (1) Hu Chan-no is appointed substantive Mienyang district, Hupeh.
(2) During the latter portion of 1894 and the first months of 1899 the territory comprised within the departments and districts of Féngkuang, Chinlien, Antung, K'ueitien, Hsiuyen, South Kinchou, Fuchou, Haicheng, 'Kaiping, Hsiangyio, Newchwang Sed Sfingkau within the' province Feéngtien were all, unfortunately, deva-statal by conteniling armies, in' consequence of which the luckless inhabitants were compelled to flee to other places for safety, leaving their heritage and land to Tie uncultivated. We greatly pity and fully sympathise with the distress "ud poverty resulting therefrom, and are therefore xious to do what, we can 10 ameliorate the pitiable condition of our distressed subjects. in the territory mentioned obs Since circumstances have brought buck these departments and districts into our hands again we feel bound to bestow the Imperisl booty on all the inhabitants of the retroceded territory and, ava preliminary step, command the cancellation of all arrears of taxes owed by our Chinese and Tartar subjects prior to the late war, and, furthermore, exempt the payment of every kind of land and poll tax for 1895 and 1896, inclusive. In order that all may know of our Imperial Bounty we hereby command the Tartar General of Fengtien and his colleagues to print our commands on Imperial yellow
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