(1) With reference to the memorial of the Imperial Household Department to appoint some high officer to distribute the venison brought the Imperial Hunts men amongst the "Princes, nobles, and Ministers of the Court, we hereby appoint Huai Ta-fu, President of the Board Rites, to perform this duty, (2)'A memorial by the same Department for some one to gain our stead to listen to the annual Lama services in the Hung. jen Temple. We her-by appoint Chi Hsin, resident of the Mong-lixn Superintendency, to go on our behalf.
His Majesty will give a parquet to the various Mongol Princes and nobles visiting the c"pital to pay their New Year congratulations to the Throne in the Paoho Throne-hall to-morrow innerving at So'clock, after which his Majesty intends to proceed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon to the South. ern Lake to pay his obeisance to H.LM. the Empress-Dowager.
22nd January.
To-day being New Year's Day His Majesty attended in the morning the sacrificial ceremonies at the Imperial Tablets in) the Palace, visited H.i.M. the Empress. Dowager in the Tze-ning Palace to pay his New Year congratulations, received the congratulation of the Court in the Chien-tsing Palace, and in the forenoon visited the Temples of the Mo-t High and Imperial Longevity to pay the usual annual sacrificial worships. There were no fetes or entertainments on this day owing to the desire of H.ILM. the Em-press-Dowager.
The Tmperia! Boasd of Astronomy reported this day that the wind coming from the south-eastern quarter betokened imy of bountiful harvests and great ity for the current year.
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