(1) We have received a memorial from T'ao Mu, Viceroy of the Shen-Kan pronees, denouncing some of his suhordi ates on the ground of rapacious avarice and shameless conduct thereby disgracing the service in the eyes of the people. We hereby command that Wang Yun-yuan, specially-promoted sub-prefect of Kans and decorated with the pencock's feather, for military service, be cashiered for said misconduct and that his peacock's feather decoration be publicly plucked off from his hat, and finally that he be expelled from Kansu and deported under escort to his native city the local authorities of which shall place him under surveillance. Hui. Hsi, an expectant gaol-warden of the 9th dost is also ordered to be cashiered for similar misconduct as above, and he is forther ordered to be expelled the province and deported to his native town. As for Kan Lou-chang, an expectant gaol-warden of the Provincial Judge's yamen, who has been scoused of extorting and obtaining illegal taxes while placed in charge of small likin station, we hereby command that he be forthwith cashiered and forced to pay back to the Treasury the money embezzled by him.
(2) Another memorial by the same high' cfiicial denounces one Li Mien-hong, a Colimel in command of 'a regiment of cavalry, for keeping superannated and feeble men in the ranks, keeping slack discipline avd no regular drills, and, finally. patting a number of dummies on the roll in order to pocket the men's psy. We hereby order the ssid Li Mien-hong to be eashieved and dismiss sed the service nor shall lie be permitted to volunteer in any regiment hereafter for the parpose of trying to regain his former rauk by good conduct. Finally, we hereby enjoin on the said Viceroy that, hereafter if he should find out other officers guilty of similar misconduct, he shall not fail to mete out condign punishment to such men and denounce them most severely to us. There must be no leniency in the future, (8) Liu Fa-hsiang is hereby appointed Chief-in-Command of the Imperial troops stationed in North Szechuan (Ch'uanpei).
17th December.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.