vidpraaiient sot the "Bourd, of Gil 1) Ch'ang Kuang (Manchu), Senior
ing the four months' sare of wines fon Appointments, reports that notwithstand-
to enable him to restore. his health, his is duties slot i the Throne leave is about to expire and yet his health is just ax bad as before. Hence, in order that the duties of his office may not suffer through lack of supervision, the memo-trialist' prays to be ted to rerign his post marder that he may devote all his time to attending to his walaches which are very serious, etc. - We hereby command that Chung Kuang be granted another month's sick leave, there being no necessity. of a successor to him at present.
(2) Wo are extremely grieved to receive the news of the death of Chang Chih-wan, the lately retired Grand Secretary, which desensed statesman came to Peking in the happened yesterday in the-capital. The
thirties for the literary examinations for the rank of Master of Arts (chujén) and successfully competed, eventually carrying of the prize as Optimus (Chvangyvan) of the year. The Emperor Tao Kua ition of his high literary appointed Chang-Chih-wan to a high post the Imperial Library, ho. being also. a member of the Hanlin Academy. U: successive reigns his great literary abilities always secured for him posts of importance and trust and. eventually obtained for him high- appointment in the provinces ("rorincial Treasurer of Fukien). He was afterwards recalled to Peking and for fifty years served, in various
ourself. His habitual carefulness and diligreigns of Hsien Feng, Tung Chih, and of ten, im the Six Moards, during the
ence in his duties gained him our whole confidence and we' advanced him to the highest posts within the reach of a subject (ie., Grand Secretary—a life offico—and Comptroller-General of the Boxrd of Appointments—Translator). Last year, groat age which brought with i maladies compelled the deceased states to repeatedly ask to be allowed foresign his various posts which we at last granted, fig full rank of Grand Secretory in his ing him permission, however, to retain priate We with the malay attachd! there, (i.e., 4,000 piculs of rice per annum, equal to Tls. 10,000—Travslator). His death fills us' with grief at the loss of a-faithful servant, and in recognition of his: loyal services we hereby command that a T'clo ayer coverlet be given the deceased for a shroud, which we command Prince Lien, 3rd Order, to carry to the house of the deceased, with a. bodyguard of ten members of our Personal Body Guard. (From the ranks of these men are appointed the Tartar Generale, Liew-tenant-Generals and Brigade-Generals.sent into the provinces—men who. hold the try grades obtained at the Triennial competitions, immediately after the literary examinations,—Translator.) The said Prince is also commanded to pour out the funeral libations befire the bier of the decessed statesman in our name, a8 last token of our respect for him. "Furthermore, the usual government pecuniary ut shall be made to the family of the deceased officer, and all black marks against his name shall be erased from the official records. Permission is hereby. also grant: ed for the transport of his remains through the Imperial City back to his native city of Nanpi, in Provines, snd the loos officials en route are hereby commanded to give every aid for the sofa transport thereof.
Under-Secretary.in the Board of, Punish-Jukying, who is now an ments is hereby. pee to the rank of a full Secretary in the said Boar, which post he is to take up.as soon as his three yeats of mourning' shall expired. His grandson Chang Yusn-chi in her: by granted the honorary rank of Master of Arts (chujén) with privilege.to camp-te at the Chinshih (Doctor) examinations, three years from hence.
16th June.
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