We received the other day a memorial from the Censor Wa Fu-cheng denouncing Liu Chin-chao, Vu Teng-cho, and Li Asiaoching, deputy assistant police magistrates of the Southern City of Peking, for extortion and blackmail in rheic several wards. For the offences named we commanded that the officials denounced be removed from office. The same Censor now reports that he hears that the dismissed magistrates are dissatisfied with the justice of their punishment, and are reported to have been recently trying to intrigue for restitution to their former posts by using bribes, ete. We hereby command the said Censor to secretly investigate the doings of the accused of Jate and to denounce them again it he finds his suspicions correct.
19th November.
IMPERIAL DECREES, (1) We have received a memorial from the Directors-General of the Imperial Granaries at North Tungchou, asking that extra grants of grain be given to the in order to provide for the famine refugees Nangshuyuan gruel station at Tungchou
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