(1) We are deeply g-leved at bean the death of Pa-k'é tan-pu, ex-Senior Vieo-President of the Board of War, who died yesterday, acconling to the report of the deceased wfiicial's family. He had always been em-loyd at the Capital and had risen to the rank of a Comptroller-General of the Imperial Household Department when he was compelled to resign owing to old age, and through all his service with us he "always proved himself capable and energetic in his duties. By extraordinary act 1f grace we hereby cuinmand that his obsequies shall be conducted in accordance with his rank of a Vice-President of a Board and that all black marks against his name be erased from the records. As for his eldest son Chi Min, who at present holds the rank of a Second Class Secretary in te Imp-rial H-usehold Department, we hereby gr-viously promote him to th rik of a First lass See-otary in the said Department which he is to assume as soon as he shall have gone through the usual term of mourning (109 days—Translator), Ch'uan-lin, Retiring Viceroy of Szechuan, recommending one Wen Hai (Manchu) to fill the post of sub-prefect of Chinghai department, the said Viceroy lias been calpable of breach of etiquette and negligence in writing Wen Hai's name Wen Huan, The said Viceroy is therefore handed over to the Board for the usual penalty.
7th October.
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