(1) Chi En (Manchu) is hereby appointed prefec> of Shaohsing prefecture, Chekiang (2) Appointing " large number of officials to the Metropolitan ad Provincial administrations.
(8: On the Ist instant the official Assembly Room, situated within the third courtyard of the Palace precincts, got on fire resulting in the destruction of over a dozen large and small rooms us d as offices. As the high Court "flicials on duty at the time and the Commandant of the Peking Gendarmerie managed to extinguish the conflagration befure it could destroy any of the Palace" buildings, we hereby approve their work by commending their sctivity, and further order the ssid Commandant to send us a list of the names of the most active amongst the officers and men of his force who exerted themselves during the fire in order that we may reward them. As for the officers and men on guard at the time of the conflagration the said Commandant shall make an send the culprits to the Househuld Department to be dealt with.
5th October.
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