His Majesty will proceed to-morrow ing to the Chungho Throne-hall to inspect the new 31.4.'s of the recent examinations in the Capital.
No papers of into '24th October, (1) We have received the memorial of Ya Kun, and others, reporting that the Yungehi granary at T'ungohiou is so dilapidated that, untos repairs are. instantly made, the buildings will soon be reduced to general ruin, ete. We hereby command Wang Wen-sha", Viceroy of Chihli, to fee the taefteg Treasurer at repale the said granary of an early dais paotingfu to grant the funds necessary to of the various department and district magistracies in Chibli provines which hive not sent to the said Yungohi granary their annual quota of grain, and complain of the Inrge. arrears in this respect, We hereby command the Viceroy of the said province of Chihli to use the list herein ent ts and issue special orders to the Ing-gard magistrates to send their several quotas in all haste in order that the officers of the said granary may not be bandi-copy in their distr-bu ion of relief to refugees during the cornning win er - Further delay in this matter will be visi with punishment upon the delinquent magistrates.
25th October.
IMPERIAL DECREES, (1) Yang Yi-chih is hereby appointed acting Director of the Cour: of Sacrificial post to which H.E. Shen Director-General "of the Lu-Han Railway, was appointed last year. (Translator.)
(2) We have received the memorial of Shu T'ai, Police Censor of the Erstern city, and his colleagues, reporting the capture of three notorious desperadoos, by the local militia under the command of the gentry of the said E ity. The said desperadoes wore captureil, after a fierce fight, in an attempt by their band to bronk into pawnshop in, the Enstorn i ners are hereby command: d to be handed t+ the Board of Punishments to be treated according to Inw, and the said memorialists are also coi manded to send us of the deserving officers the result of the trial the Board of Punish (8) A similar memorial by the same Consor bt the capture of one Wang Ohi tual by the local mil: tia of the said E-atom city, whose arrest had been ordered by a previous edict for the crime of forcibly abducting a woman, at the head of a gang of bandits of which the said prisoner was a leader. Tho.man is to be handed to the Board of Punishments and strict search should be made for the rest of his gang.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.