The Comptrollers-General of the Imperial Household Department report that the term of office of Cluang Chien, who was at the time of his appointment as Superintendent of the government silk looms at Soochow, on the 17th day of the 10th moon of last year, a Secretary of the Imperial Clan Court, will expire on the 16th day of the 10th moon of this year (20th November 1896.) As the above-named office is only fora year and the appointees are chosen from officers belonging to the three Banner corps specially attached to the Imperial Household Department, i¢., hereditary slaves, and as the abovevained Chuang Chien should resign in favour of a new appointee of his Mujesty, the said Department now pray his Majesty to make the said new appointment, ete.—Rescript Chuang Chien is appointed to the post for another term, Note: The post of Superintendent of the Soochow government silk looms is a very lucrative one and is said to yield to the occupant some Tls. 80,000 a year. Translator.
8th September.
IMPERIAL DECREES, (1) As the post of senior prefect of Anhui province, viz: the prefectship of the provincial capital Anch'ing (Nganking), is one of great importance, we hereby command the Governor of the said province to select from all the substantive prefects in Anbui'the man he deems the best qualified for the post, and let the expectant. prefect Ch'en Wen-lu be appointed to the post vacated by the prefect of the said Governor's choice.
(2) Kuei Pin is hereby ordered to go and inspect the affairs of the Bordered White Hanchun Banner organisation for the year about to close.
(8) Chi Hong (Manchu) is appointed a Censor of the M-tropolitan Circuit, 9th S-tember.
IMPERIAL DECREE, The second son of Prince Tsai Ying (8rd Order ind brevet Prince of the 2nd Order) is hereby commanded to be named P-u Ju, No papers of interest.
10th September.
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