His Majesty will proceed to-morrow morning, after the transaction of State affairs, to Eho Park Palace to pay his obeisance to H.I.M. the Empress Dowager; after which his Majesty returns to Peking. The Court is commanded to attend his Majesty.
IMPERIAL DECREE, With reference to the memorial of the Tsungli Yamen requesting that a high Minister be appointed t" take control of the newly-organised Official Library (i.e., the new name of the Reform Association), let Sun Chia-nai, President of the Board of Works, etc., be appointed to the new: post.
No papers of interest.
5th March.
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