The Archive · 1898

IMPERIAL DECREE

The 21st of June next (Brd day of moon) being the tims s-t for the Summer Solstice, we intend on that day to proceed in person to the temples of Earth and our Seasons to make sacrifice there, and we hereby appoint Chung Isiu, Té Shou, Huang Jung-an, and Wen Hsi to sacriBce at the minor altars on the said occasion. efting more frequent every day, lately. This must be stopped. once for all and we give warning once more that unless bond fide illness overtake such applicants no leave shall be granted. hould it be afterwards discovered that leave has been granted to men, who are in perfect health we shall not fail to punish severely all such culprits, 26th May.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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