With reference to the appeal for justice made recently to us white on our way to Eho Park, we hereby conant the Board ents 10 send the appellant, Tan San, a commoner of Kusgsi province, back to his native province, where the Governor himself, Huang Huai-sen, in conjunction with the Provincial Judge, shall go carefully over the whole of the evidence relating to the case and then report specially upon the rustter to us in onder that full justice may be administered in our dominions.
27th May.
No papers of importance.
28th May.
IMPERIAL DECREE, We have receival the report of the Commandant of the Peking Gendarmerie stating that his men have succeeded in discovering the thieves who had been stealing costly ornaments and furniture from the Imperial Lodge ut the Southern Park. The following thieves, various subriquets, worm arrested, vis: Liu Hsino-kuei, alias "Liu, the Black-flag Chief" (head of the bani); Li Ta-chu, alias "Li, the Great Hogs" Li Kou-'th alias "Li, the Dog," and three minor m inbers of the band," We hereby command that the above be sent to the Board of Punishments for trial and sentence according to the Jaws, and that those who are still at lings be searched for rigo: ously in order that due punishment may be meted to a'l the guilty owe 20th May.
IMPERIAL DECREE, Pei Yii-tao is hereby appointed Tuotai of the Kau-Liang Intendancy of Kansu 24th May.
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