In a decree issued to-day the Emperor confers presents of high value upon the aged relatives of a number of high officials.
first on the list is the grandmother of Liu Chin-tang, the Governor of Turkestan, who receives a tablet with an Imperial inscription, a jade ju-i, two rolls of silk and two rolls of satin, both of large size. Similar presents are bestowed upon the mother of Sa-ling-a, Imperial Agent at Hsining, the mother of Fu-jun, Lieutenant-Governor of Shantung, the mother of Fang-yao, Naval Commander-in-Chief of Kuangtung, the mother of Ying-lien, Brigadier-General of Malanchén, and the father of Niu
Honan, ' All the recipients of the Imperial Shih-wel, Brigadier General of Kueit® in bounty are over eighty years of age.
6th November.
ILLNESS OF A TAOTAI, The Governor of Shantung submits an who is the bearer of a bill of exchange: application on behalf of 's'ui Mu-chih, the late Intendant of the Yoch'angli circuit ance of Tls. 660 has been made to cover ' in Hunan, for permission to retire from. the difference in weight and expenses of, the public service on the ground of continued ill-health. This officer after serving for over 10 years in Hunan was recently ordered to Peking for audience, and having received the usual letter of introduction to the Board from the Governor of the province, he started for the capital, On arriving, however, at his native place in Shantung, he found himself unable to proceed ud was obliged to seek medical advice. The dampness of the Hunan climate has told seriously upon his health and his whole constitution is so shattered that nothing but a prolonged course of treatment will restore him to health.—Decree alvealy published.
7th November.
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