(1) As Chit Hung-chi is absent from the capital on public business as Literary Examiner, his acting post "f Senior Vice. President of the Heart of Punishments is hereby given to Tseng Kuang-han (Earl Weiyi—Translator) pro tem., while the post vf acting Vice-President of the Imperial Clan Court held by the said Tseng Kuang-han is hereby given to Kuei Hsien to hol ad interim.
(2) Chang Ying-lin having been sent on a special mission t" the provi Literary Examiner, Ch'en Hsia-fen is hereby commanded to act "s Junior Vice-President of the Board of Rites pro tem., while the acting Vice-Presidentship of the Board of Civil Appointments held by the latter is hereby given po fern. to Hsii Hui-feng.
(3) Wang Fu, a commoner of Chibli province, who personally appealed to us for redress during the Imperial progress yesterday morning, is hereby handed to the Board of Punishments which shall make a strict investigation into his case and ree what wrongs should be redressed, if any.
(4) Hsit Hui-fong, Senior Vice-President of the Boar. of R tes, is commanded to do duty as usual in the Upper Imperial Library.
(6) Li Bony-k'nei, newly appointed Assistant Civil Governor of Moukdes and Litorary Chancellor nf the provine- of Fe tien, is commanded to finish his duties first as Assistent Examiner at the M.A. exeminstions in the es pital before proceeding to his new post.
(6) Lu Gsiang is granted the brevet rank of Deputy Assistant M litary Governor and is hereby appointed As-instant Imperial Resident at Kobdo, Mongolia. He is further given the privi of travelling to his post by the Imper al courier service.
Sist August.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.