The Archive · 1898

IMPERIAL DECREE

The Commander of the Gendarmerie ro-ports that whi loan extra Chamberlain of the Imperial Household named Yii Hsing was riding in his cart in plain clothes yesterday, his servants got into a fight in the streets with the servants of retired Vice-President of the Six Boards, named Chih Yen, resulting in the defeat of the former and the boating of the Chamberlain himself at the hands of Chih Yen' ts. Now Yi Hsing holding the no busi go plain clothes without gle distinguishing mark to show his superior position in Court, and therefore being taken for a commoner got assaulted for his pains. Ho has therefore been guilty of lack of self-respect and we therefore turn him over to the Imperial Clan Court for the determina-jon of a penalty. Ax for the pugnacious vants of the retired Vice-President they also must not be allowed to go unpunished for breaking the peace and we hereby command the said Commander of the Gondarmeric to arrest the culprits and punish them according to law.

14th February.

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